The United States Supreme Court says defendants who have exhausted their due process cannot reopen their case. The 6-3 Supreme Court decision was the … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2023
INCARCERATED WORKERS PENALIZED FOR REFUSING TO WORK, DESPITE ENDING FORCED LABOR
Incarcerated persons in Colorado have been written up hundreds of times for refusing to work despite a recent constitutional ban on forced labor in … [Read more...]
REDEMPTION: EXONERATED YUSEF SALAAM CLAIMS NY CITY COUNCIL SEAREDEMPTION
Yusef Salaam, one of the Central Park Five who was part of the young Black and Latino teenagers wrongly convicted and imprisoned for seven years, is … [Read more...]
CONCEPT OF SLAVERY ALIVE AND WELL IN FORCED PRISON LABOR
The United States is one of only 17 countries that still impose state-sanctioned forced labor, according to a 2023 report by Walk Free, an Australian … [Read more...]
News briefs
1. South Dakota — (Louisiana Illuminator) With laws supporting self-defense protections, some people are claiming self-defense and asking for … [Read more...]
BOP CONSIDERS TAKING 75% OF TRUST FUNDS TO COVER RESTITUTION, FINES
The federal government is proposing that 75% of the money sent to people’s trust accounts in federal prisons would go to pay fines and victim … [Read more...]
MASS INCARCERATION TO FINALLY BE REDUCED?
Congress is considering massive changes in America’s criminal justice system aimed at reducing prison populations and reducing serious crimes. The … [Read more...]
CIVIL WAR-ERA LAW USED TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED
A lawsuit says a Civil War-era law setting restrictions on Virginia’s constitution should protect the voting rights of people convicted of certain … [Read more...]
ADVOCATES POINT TO FLAWS IN PAROLE BOARD PROCESS
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to veto the parole granted to Leslie Van Houten of the Manson “family” in 2020 was reversed by California’s 2nd District … [Read more...]
THE UNCHECKED POWER OF THE PROSECUTOR
The notion of equal justice, symbolized in the statement "justice is blind," is a fundamental principal in American democracy. In a court of law, the … [Read more...]