“Life without parole (LWOP) sentences are steadily replacing the death penalty across the United States,” reported The Marshall Project in a recent … [Read more...]
RELIANCE ON LIFE IMPRISONMENT
The number of people serving life sentences in America today exceeds the total number of people in prison in 1970, reported The Sentencing Project in … [Read more...]
Criminal prosecuting plea bargains: is it flawed or beneficial?
“90% of criminal cases in the United States end in a guilty plea” Plea bargaining is a flawed and possibly a coercive process that goes beyond … [Read more...]
Closing LA County’s Men’s Jail
A task force was created to map out a pathway to close the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail (MCJ) by July 2021, according to the Los Angeles … [Read more...]
NY’s Department of Corrections responsible for minority deaths
Lack of COVID-19 testing in New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is to blame for 80% of minority deaths and an … [Read more...]
PARC National Prisoner Resource Directory
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Ohio University Correctional Education - Haning Hall 102 1 Ohio University · Athens , OH 45701 Ohio University Southern … [Read more...]
United States resumes federal execution in midst of pandemic
The federal government has resumed executions during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting unsuccessful challenges before the U.S. Supreme Court. One … [Read more...]
Prison and Jail phones monitored by AI
A new artificial intelligence (AI) system targets key words and phrases during monitored phone calls from inside prisons and jails, according to an … [Read more...]
California gun safety laws reported strongest in nation
California leads the nation when it comes to strongest gun safety laws and innovative programs to reduce gun violence, according to a Juvenile Justice … [Read more...]
People who have been convicted of a crime may apply for a commutation
People who have been convicted of a crime and are currently serving their sentence in California may apply for a commutation (reduction of sentence). … [Read more...]
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