Opponents of Los Angeles County’s District Attorney George Gascón have failed in a second attempt to recall the progressive prosecutor, news media … [Read more...]
Mississippi now world leader in incarceration
Trend reverses previous administration’s prison reduction reforms; new efforts under way to treat addiction, reduce recidivism Mississippi … [Read more...]
Jenkins to reverse Boudin-era reforms
The shakeup of the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office earlier this summer has opened rifts in the local criminal justice community and made the … [Read more...]
States continue to employ ‘predatory’ pay-to-stay schemes against prisoners
The United States spends more than $180 billion annually on incarceration, locking up more people per capita than any other nation in the world. And, … [Read more...]
Guard convicted of civil rights violations in beating death of prisoner
An Illinois prison guard now faces a possible life sentence after a federal jury found him guilty of multiple civil rights violations leading to the … [Read more...]
Guards charged with murder
Four Florida prison guards now face murder charges for beating a handcuffed prisoner to death, according to the Associated Press and Reuters. The … [Read more...]
Baltimore to employ civilian investigators
The Baltimore Police Department is launching an experiment to find out if criminal investigations really need to be done by sworn police … [Read more...]
Google invests $8M in reentry resources for former prisoners
Company aims to equip returning citizens with digital literacy, employment skills Tech giant Google is expanding its position in the reentry arena … [Read more...]
Prisons across country re-instituting medical copays for prisoners
Temporary Covid-era suspensions being rolled back Shortly before the emergence of COVID-19, the California prison system ended its long-held … [Read more...]
Fighting prejudice in prison
Gay and transgender prisoners in California present a challenging conundrum to the state’s increasingly progressive criminal justice system, where … [Read more...]