Archives for July 2022

Autism increases likelihood of arrest in youth

July 23, 2022 by Jad Salem

A newly released study finds autistic youth interactions with the criminal justice system and police encounters are becoming more common and can be … [Read more...]

California opens first prison facility specifically for incarcerated military vets

July 23, 2022 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

California has opened the nation’s first prison yard designed to meet the special needs of incarcerated veterans. The yard and special housing, … [Read more...]

J&J study injected prisoners with asbestos

July 23, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has apologized for funding a study that injected incarcerated people with cancer-causing asbestos, … [Read more...]

North Korean prisons rife with abuse

July 23, 2022 by George Franco

Korea Future—a non-profit whose mission is to investigate human rights violations in North Korea—has received hundreds of complaints of human rights … [Read more...]

Jail, prison transfers facilitate spread of coronavirus

July 23, 2022 by Randy Hansen

California local jails and prisons continue to have problems controlling the spread of COVID-19 and some observers blame prison and jail transfers. … [Read more...]

Montana to end solitary confinement of mentally ill prisoners

July 23, 2022 by William Tobert

Montana has agreed to halt solitary confinement and making unrealistic expectations of seriously mentally ill prisoners, The Associated Press … [Read more...]

Danny Trejo’s redemption

July 23, 2022 by Randy Hansen

Danny Trejo is a man who went from a life of crime to a life of stardom and fame. “Be a good example,” says Trejo, who spent years in California … [Read more...]

Nevada reverses vaccine mandate

July 23, 2022 by Joshua Grant

Vaccinations are no longer necessary for prison staff, health workers or college students in Nevada after the Legislative Commission overruled prior … [Read more...]

Witnesses admit framing Ohio man

July 23, 2022 by Marcus Casillas

A wrongfully convicted Ohio man is free after serving more than 25 years after two eyewitnesses admitted to framing him. Marvell Dixon wept when … [Read more...]