PRISONERS SENTENCED UNDER THREE-DECADE OLD LAW FIGHT TO EARN RELEASE As California’s Three Strikes law approaches its 30- year anniversary, … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2023
TRANS PRISONERS FORCED TO SUE FOR GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE
Incarcerated transgender people struggle to access gender-affirming care in prisons around the U.S. and often must resort to lawsuits to get the care … [Read more...]
U.S. WEIGHING HUNDREDS OF ANTI-LGBTQ+ LAWS
Social justice and equality have come to the forefront of American consciousness in recent years, and many would agree the movement is long overdue. … [Read more...]
DEPORTED TRANSWOMAN KILLED IN EL SALVADOR
A transgender woman who sought asylum in the U.S. to escape discrimination and threats of violence was killed in her native country of El Salvador … [Read more...]
FOR THE LOVE OF LABELS
Labeling people can be problematic. Yet people often develop unique (and sometimes confusing) labels and classifications for themselves. In the LGBTQ+ … [Read more...]
SCOTUS UPHOLDS ASSAULT WEAPON BAN – FOR NOW
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily upheld an Illinois law aimed at banning certain rapid-fire assault weapons, according to reporting by the Los … [Read more...]
DISCRETIONARY PAROLE STYMIED – AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION SUES
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska filed a lawsuit in February against the state’s corrections department and Corrections Commissioner Jen … [Read more...]
HOW MUCH EDUCATION DO POLICE OFFICERS NEED?
In the wake of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Oregon State legislators have introduced a bill that mandates police officers to complete higher … [Read more...]
COMPASSIONATE RELEASE PROVISIONS LARGELY IGNORED
The release of elderly prisoners is significantly underused, a criminal justice professor says. Every state except Iowa has a law allowing … [Read more...]
MANHATTAN DA STANDS FORMORE THAN TRUMP INDICTMENT
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been a lightning rod for right-wing attacks and media scrutiny after his controversial indictment of … [Read more...]
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