North Carolina’s new Raise the Age law now prevents many non-violent youth offenders under the age of 18 from being mandatorily sent to adult court, … [Read more...]
Vermont prisons to reduce use of solitary confinement
By Alfred King, Journalism Guild Writer Vermont is reducing the use of solitary confinement in prisons, striving to use it only “as a last … [Read more...]
Addressing racial bias in the criminal justice system
Removing racial information from police reports could reduce disproportionality Using technology to remove racial information from police reports … [Read more...]
Ex-felon joins judicial commission
Wrongfully convicted Hakim Crampton recalls his generation was told while growing up that “We were going to be dead or in prison. And we believed it,” … [Read more...]
Connecticut follows NY in providing the incarcerated free phone calls
By—Alfred King If Connecticut follows the lead of New York City, its prisoners may soon get free phone calls. NYC began allowing free calls earlier … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s DA has challenged the status quo again
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, a lead- er in restorative justice and social reform, has challenged the status quo again. At the … [Read more...]
La música es un medio para combatir la soledad en prisión
En los 17 años que lleva encarcelado, José Herminio Pedroza Quiñones nunca se ha separado de su guitarra. "La música se ha convertido en mi mejor … [Read more...]
Californians divided over results from criminal justice reforms
A debate is growing on the impact of criminal justice reforms in California. Widely differing views are surfacing on reforms approved by California … [Read more...]
J.P. Morgan Chase eliminates financing of private prisons
Private prisons leveraged their future by borrowing from banks against future arrests. The immigration-rights movement completed a major goal on … [Read more...]
Argument against solitary fails US Supreme Court review
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to solitary confinement, but Justice Sonia Sotomayor sharply criticized prisons limiting outside … [Read more...]