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Nearly half of American prisons located near toxic water sources

August 4, 2024 by George Franco

Thousands exposed to toxins linked to cancer According to a new study, cancer causing pollutants, known as “forever chemicals” maybe found in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, Research Tagged With: American Journal of Public Health, The Hill

VOTING RIGHTS FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED VARY WIDELY 

August 13, 2023 by George Franco

Voting Rights and Constitution

Across the United States, many formerly incarcerated people face a variety of setbacks in their pursuit of voting rights.  Some state … [Read more...]

Filed Under: POLITICS, Recently Posted

Incarceration rates linked to illiteracy

November 9, 2022 by George Franco

Children with low reading rates also have a statistically higher chance of going to prison, and unfortunately, to keep returning, USA Today … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted

Ruling: Prosecutorial misconduct can be made public

October 7, 2022 by George Franco

New York Central Park

A federal court sided with a group of New York law professors who had sued for their First Amendment right to create a public record of complaints … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted

Marshall Project examines jurisdictional overlap in criminalization of abortion

October 7, 2022 by George Franco

Medical stethoscope with red paper heart on white surface

The Supreme Court’s recent controversial decision on abortion has opened the way for a confusing future in American jurisprudence, predicted a report … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Health and Wellness

Advocates push releases for FCI Dublin abuse victims

September 12, 2022 by George Franco

Advocates for women who were sexually abused in a federal prison in Northern California are requesting compassionate release for the victims, The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Federal BOP

NYC mayor appoints two women to head criminal justice programs

August 28, 2022 by George Franco

Expanded crime prevention efforts in South Bronx aimed at reducing recidivism, rearrest rates New York Mayor Eric Adams has appointed two women to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted

Restricting medical parole

July 23, 2022 by George Franco

California is implementing a new policy of only granting medical parole to those so ill they need to be hooked to ventilators in order to breathe, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Parole and Release

North Korean prisons rife with abuse

July 23, 2022 by George Franco

red and white flags on poles

Korea Future—a non-profit whose mission is to investigate human rights violations in North Korea—has received hundreds of complaints of human rights … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: around the world

California Supreme Court rules on early release for violent offenders

July 23, 2022 by George Franco

The California Supreme Court has ruled that correctional officials don’t have to consider early release for violent felons, even if their primary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, Recently Posted Tagged With: California Supreme Court

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