Inmigrantes nacidos en el extranjero están encontrando territorios no tradicionales para instalarse, la cual esta ayudando a estabilizar la población … [Read more...]
JPay Offers New Computerized Tablet
The prison money-transferring service JPay is offering a new computerized tablet to some inmates, potentially giving them access to such things as … [Read more...]
PREA Under Scrutiny by Advocates and Legislators
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), passed by Congress 12 years ago, has come under scrutiny by advocates, legislators and some governors, says … [Read more...]
Combined Systems Approach Helps The Newly Released
Transitional planning for newly released inmates is essential to address mental health and associated disorders using a cross-systems … [Read more...]
Obamacare Makes Pell Grants Accessible for Youth Offenders
Access to higher education for juvenile offenders during incarceration is more possible because the Obama administration has ruled that these youth … [Read more...]
Treatment Plan for Troubled Youth Found to Be Better Inside Homes
Treatment plans for troubled youth were found to be better when social workers and clinicians engaged clients at their homes instead of treating them … [Read more...]
Two Families File Federal Lawsuits Over Inmate Deaths
Two families have filed federal lawsuits claiming negligence in the death of a state prisoner and a jail inmate. One suit involves Dimitris … [Read more...]
Non-Violent Three Strikers Released But Lack Reentry Support
The transition from prison to freedom is being eased for hundreds of former inmates given beds in community rehabilitation centers. An estimated 1,000 … [Read more...]
Victims’ Rights Group Files Single-Drug Execution Suit
California must find a way to execute condemned prisoners without using a controversial three-drug lethal injection procedure, a Sacramento judge has … [Read more...]
DOJ Report Cites High Emotional Distress That Affects Victims of Violent Crime
A U.S. Department of Justice special report on the socio-emotional impact of violent crime found that between 2009-2012, 68 percent of victims of … [Read more...]