Arizona inmates work in a variety of jobs inside and outside prisons for wages ranging from 10 cents an hour to a minimum wage of … [Read more...]
Giving back: Ex-prisoners create Freedom Libraries
Literature empowerment takes the form of mobile libraries Former prisoners are bringing literary empowerment to state prisons through a book … [Read more...]
Cash bail ruling settled
Detroit has reformed its cash bail policy allowing many low-income individuals to be released from pre-trial detention if they are not a danger to the … [Read more...]
Settlement reached in prisoner’s death
A $10 million settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit against CoreCivic, a private prison operator, for the recent death of a man who was … [Read more...]
Nation’s 3,000th exoneration clears man who spent 30 years in prison
Reynaldo Munoz became the 3,000th known person to be exonerated in the United States when his conviction was overturned in March 2022 after he served … [Read more...]
Prisoners released under federal CARES Act returned to prison
The U.S. 2020 Federal Cares Act, (FCA) authorized the release of incarcerated individuals to home confinement to help lower the spread of COVID-19 … [Read more...]
No immunity for CDCR in SQ outbreak suit
Federal judge denies officials’ bid for protection under PREP Act following deadly wave of Covid infections in 2020; prisoners’ lawsuits allowed to … [Read more...]
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS – Rampant BOP abuse and cover-ups ignored
An intensive investigation and personnel changes are underway at the Dublin federal women’s prison where widespread sexual abuse has been reported by … [Read more...]
Federal Advisory Commission Inactive
The commission that advises the federal judiciary on criminal justice changes has been inactive for at least three years, the Wall Street Journal … [Read more...]
Abuse of prisoners inhibits rehabilitation
Mistreatment of prisoners interferes with rehabilitation efforts and can exacerbate crime, a new Australia-US study finds. The research by Flinders … [Read more...]
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