Some prosecutors may be using subtle tactics to dismiss Black jurors, despite laws against such racial bias in jury selection, according to the San … [Read more...]
More job opportunities opening up for formerly incarcerated
More job opportunities are opening up for parolees and others with criminal records, according to CNBC.com. The Prison Policy Initiative estimates … [Read more...]
US High Court excludes Imam at execution
A Muslim prisoner awaiting execution for rape and murder in Alabama lost a court appeal that claimed that his religious rights were being violated by … [Read more...]
Colorado Department of Corrections to spend $41 million for hep-C treatment
Colorado has agreed to provide medical treatment to cure hepatitis C among 2,200 prisoners. The action came in the settlement of a lawsuit against the … [Read more...]
The purpose behind prison strikes
The push for better food and higher pay in prisons coupled with ongoing parole denials sparked a nationwide prison protest in August. Prison reform … [Read more...]
Inadequate diet for the month of Ramadan
Muslims in Alaska and Washington state prisons are having a hard time fulfilling one of the pillars of their religion: fasting during the month of … [Read more...]
China furloughs 1,300 pre-screened inmates
Roughly three decades after a furlough program was retired, the Chinese Ministry of Justice granted some prisoners a temporary release to attend … [Read more...]
Solar plant heads to CIW
A solar plant could be coming to the California Institution for Women prison in Corona. The solar facility would be built on 10 acres of land … [Read more...]
Project Fresh Start helps parolees achieve their dreams
In New Haven, Connecticut, Amenzo King has a dream. He wants to own his own hot dog stand. It may sound humble, but for King this dream is a big one. … [Read more...]
Clean water for Massachusetts prisoners
Advocates in a Massachusetts community are raising money to supply prisoners with bottled water at the state’s MCI-Norfolk facility due to complaints … [Read more...]