An LA County Supervisor’s effort to close a deteriorating youth detention was thwarted after other supervisors voted the proposal down, according to … [Read more...]
TENNESSEE: State’s first murder exoneration announced by Gov. Bill Lee
After 12 years in prison, Adam Braseel made history as Tennessee’s first convicted murderer to receive a full exoneration. Announced by Governor Bill … [Read more...]
Justice Dept. issues expanded directives for early release, home confinement
Changes could affect thousands of federal prisoners’ eligibility New guidelines make federal prisoners eligible for release provides for the … [Read more...]
Manhattan prosecutor seeks alternatives to incarceration
Manhattan’s new district attorney has instructed his 500 prosecutors to seek jail or prison time only for the most serious of offenses unless the law … [Read more...]
Treatment of detainees at Sacramento jail affects downtown crime
Sacramento County Jail’s overcrowded conditions and poor track record of helping detainees with mental health problems has been linked to increased … [Read more...]
Gov. Grisham Propose Rolling Back Bail Reform Laws
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s new public safety initiative could roll back bail reform laws and lead to jail overcrowding and excessive use … [Read more...]
New S.F. Transitional Housing Community for Women
“We wanted color, never wanting to see prison gray again” An apartment complex in San Francisco is now home to formerly incarcerated women who were … [Read more...]
Boudin’s connection to ‘incarceration crisis’
San Francisco’s top prosecutor, Chesa Boudin, raised some eyebrows when he said that the vast majority of American households have had a family member … [Read more...]
$400M in pandemic funds diverted to prison construction
Alabama has diverted virus pandemic relief money to help build new super prisons and renovate old ones, The Associated Press reports. The state … [Read more...]