The number of hate crimes in California decreased 12.8 percent in 2012, according to California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris. There has been a … [Read more...]
Eric Holder Pushes to Restore Ex-Felons’ Right to Vote
During a speech at Georgetown University Law Center, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. urged states to restore voting rights of felons after their … [Read more...]
Sterilization as Birth Control
Dr. James Heinrich, a prison OBGYN, told the Center for Investigative Reporting that the money spent sterilizing female inmates is minimal “compared … [Read more...]
Report Says Justice System Fails To Identify and Treat Inmates’ Mental Health Needs
The American criminal justice system largely fails to identify mental illness and its relationship to crime, according to VERA Institute of … [Read more...]
Financial Responsibilities Haunt Convicts Reintegrating Back Into Society
Added financial responsibilities imposed by states’ criminal justice system is making re-entry into society increasingly difficult for many of those … [Read more...]