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Archives for January 2022

Japanese prisoners sue over same-day executions

January 30, 2022 by George Franco

A friend of SQN at Mt. Osore, a Buddhist pilgrimage destination. The temple is located in the caldera of an active volcano and is believed to be one of the gates to the underworld in Aomori, Japan, the northern most prefecture in the mainland.

Japan’s same-day execution law has prompted two death row prisoners to file a lawsuit, the Insider Sun reports.  The attorney for the men, Yutaca … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Recently Posted Tagged With: DEATH PENALTY, executions, Japan

Killer executed despite intellectual disabilities

January 29, 2022 by Randy Hansen

On October 5 Missouri executed Ernest Johnson — despite claims by death penalty opponents and Johnson’s attorney that killing him violated the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty, Mental Health, Recently Posted Tagged With: DEATH PENALTY, execution, Missouri

Colorado prisoners feed needy kids

January 29, 2022 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Incarcerated people are packing food packages for the needy and finding employable skills at a Colorado prison.  The program at the prison operated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Stories, Recently Posted Tagged With: Colorado, CoreCivic

Federal officials review housing policies for transgender prisoners

January 28, 2022 by Cassandra Evans

Federal prison officials are reviewing transgender housing in the wake of rollbacks imposed during the Trump administration, The Associated Press … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Health and Wellness, Recently Posted, Women in Prison Tagged With: Federal, housing, prisons, transgender

U.S. prison population drops by 300K

January 27, 2022 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

The number of incarcerated adults dropped by nearly 300,000 in America the past decade, new U.S. Census figures show.  Almost two million … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Briefs, Recently Posted Tagged With: mass incarceration

California expands resources for newly released

January 27, 2022 by Joshua Strange

California has just launched the nation’s first statewide coordinated effort to bolster the re-entry process, helping to support incarcerated people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Services, Re-Entry, Recently Posted Tagged With: California, reentry programs, REPAC

$370K grant to develop juvenile justice boardgame

January 25, 2022 by David Oranje

Board games

The vicious cycle of underprivileged youths going in and out of the carceral system is not a game, but one has been developed that shows the obstacles … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Juvenile Justice, Youth Offender Tagged With: Boston, juvenile justice system

DAPO’s Parole Reentry Expo puts resources front and center in Oakland

January 25, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

In October, a Parole Reentry Center was opened in Oakland, California, that promises a new approach to parolee services. The California Department of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Parole and Release, Re-Entry, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, reentry programs

Ohio courts make COVID shots condition of probation

January 23, 2022 by Rickey Goins

Two Ohio judges have ordered defendants to get COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of their probation or face prison time, the New York Times … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Care, Institutions, Recently Posted Tagged With: COVID-19, Ohio

ARTS: Michael Mackey takes his pen for a walk on paper

January 22, 2022 by Edwin Chavez

Mackey has come up with his own style...  allowing his imagination to run wild  in an environment  where art has its own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Recently Posted Tagged With: Art, cartoon

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