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CA legislators take aim at forced prison labor

May 2, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

CTE laborers at work

California legislators are calling for an end to involuntary servitude for incarcerated people by making all prison labor voluntary, The Associated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Politics, Recently Posted

Prison radio gives a voice to the condemned

May 2, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

TEXAS  The Tank, at 106.5 FM, is a radio station in a high security Texas prison that gives hundreds of inmates, including 200 on Death Row, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Stories, Recently Posted

Move to stop state’s use of holocaust gas in executions

May 2, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

ARIZONA  On February 15, Arizona’s Jewish leaders filed a lawsuit against the state’s Department of Corrections in an effort to stop the use of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty, Recently Posted

New ‘restorative’ pilot program creates opportunities for returning citizens

May 1, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Ex prisoner working on renovation

California invested $28.5 million in rehabilitation programs established by the formerly incarcerated, in a move to lower the state prison’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Re-Entry, Recently Posted

‘Black’ dialects stymie stenographers

April 20, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Court proceedings with an inmate on television screen (top left)

Courtroom reporters sometimes incorrectly transcribe Black dialect, potentially distorting the official record in criminal cases, according to The New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

Growing movement calls for greater use of non-police first responders

April 20, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Domestic violence

Calling non-police professionals for some emergencies is a growing trend in America, The Washington Post reports. The movement uses new tactics of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Public Services, Recently Posted

Colorado prisoners launch radio station

April 18, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Vintage microphone  and headphones with signboard on air. Broadcasting radio station concept.

Colorado has launched the first radio station by inmates inside a state prison. The show, Inside Wire, initiated its first broadcast on March 1 at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Human Interest, Prison Media, Recently Posted

Study: Black children often brutalized by cops

January 17, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Numerous children under age 16 have been treated brutally by law enforcement officers, a recent study concludes. More than half of those in the study … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Juvenile Justice, Recently Posted Tagged With: police misconduct, youth

JPay ordered to pay $6 million for fraudulent practices

January 15, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

American money- cash

Fraudulent practices were detected by a federal agency, concerning debit cards given to recently released prisoners. JPay, a company owned by a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Money, Recently Posted Tagged With: JPay, legal, private prison corporations

$250M committed for justice reform

December 29, 2021 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Statua_Iustitiae

The Ford Foundation and other philanthropic organizations made a $250 million commitment to helping nonprofits advance criminal justice reform and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Recently Posted Tagged With: criminal justice reform

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