Cycle of poverty, incarceration strengthened by lack of resources, stigma of arrest The difficulties former prisoners experience are being … [Read more...]
Montana to end solitary confinement of mentally ill prisoners
Montana has agreed to halt solitary confinement and making unrealistic expectations of seriously mentally ill prisoners, The Associated Press … [Read more...]
Judge orders collection of race data
A judge has ordered prosecutors to provide the defense with information about the race of defendants and victims in murder cases. Superior Court … [Read more...]
Florida program saves canine lives — and prisoners, too
Incarcerated people in Florida are learning how to communicate, take responsibility, and show compassion by bonding with incarcerated dogs, according … [Read more...]
States circumventing qualified immunity laws
New Mexico, Colorado pass new laws to hold officers accountable for using excessive force Colorado and New Mexico have found promising ways to hold … [Read more...]
Director of U.S. Bureau of Prisons Resigns
The director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons will resign after less than two years in the bureau’s top position in the wake of corruption and … [Read more...]
SF may close juvie, divert money to community-based youth offender services
The COVID pandemic has slowed down plans to close San Francisco’s Juvenile Hall, but alternative actions have decreased the number of occupants, the … [Read more...]
California allocates $7.5m in reparations for women forcibly, unknowingly sterilized
California has allocated $7.5 million for reparations to survivors who were subjected to state-sponsored sterilization or involuntary sterilization, … [Read more...]
One-Stop Shops serve to reduce recidivism
Growing national movement emerges, hopes to expand access to resources for parolees returning to their communities A bipartisan group of members … [Read more...]
Formerly incarcerated find it hard to vote
Five million formerly incarcerated people in America must overcome a vast assortment of obstacles to enjoy the privilege of voting, reported Vice … [Read more...]