Private prisons and corrections-based organizations are securing millions of dollars in tax breaks, according to Mike Ludwig, reporter for … [Read more...]
Report: California Youth Arrest Rate Drops
There has been a dramatic reduction in the number of arrests of young California children in the past 30 years, a research report by the Center on … [Read more...]
Voting Rights a Major Issue For Upcoming Election
By Isaiah Thompson-Bonilla Journalism Guild Writer Voting rights in 2016 will once again become a major issue among eligible voters in 16 states as … [Read more...]
Leaders Address Public Safety on Capitol Hill
Leaders from three states traveled to Capitol Hill in June to tout the positive effects of their recent sentencing and corrections reforms for a … [Read more...]
Obama Focuses on Denouncing Mass Incarceration
President Barack Obama made an open declaration denouncing mass incarceration, and took action by commuting the sentence of 46 non-violent drug … [Read more...]
Prisiones Privadas Detienen a Menores
Niños inmigrantes acompañados de sus madres al cruzar la frontera de México-Estados Unidos son detenidos en facilidades privadas sin licencia, … [Read more...]
New L.A. Project Targets Recidivism Rate
A conglomerate in Los Angeles is embarking upon a project that will focus solely on reducing the recidivism rate. The conglomerate includes private … [Read more...]
Dealing With the Rising Call for More Expensive Kosher and Halal Meals
Nutritional care in the departments of corrections nationwide varies from state to state. However, one issue all states consistently struggle with is … [Read more...]
Wrongfully Convicted Man Now Sits on Board of Paroles and Pardons
A man who spent 21 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not commit is now sitting on the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles. DNA testing … [Read more...]
Immigrants Settle Across America
Foreign-born immigrants are finding non-traditional territories to settle in, which is helping to stabilize the population in middle America, where … [Read more...]
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