Adequate dental care is frequently lacking in prisons and contributes to problems in rehabilitation and failures upon release, according to reporting … [Read more...]
Prison workers paid pennies
Arizona inmates work in a variety of jobs inside and outside prisons for wages ranging from 10 cents an hour to a minimum wage of … [Read more...]
States continue to employ ‘predatory’ pay-to-stay schemes against prisoners
The United States spends more than $180 billion annually on incarceration, locking up more people per capita than any other nation in the world. And, … [Read more...]
Formerly incarcerated woman now fights for prisoner trauma treatment
Incarcerated women are less dangerous than male prisoners and prisons should operate with that in mind, The New York Times reported. Little … [Read more...]
BOOK REVIEW: Journalist goes undercover as private prison guard
Sixty Days In is a popular TV show where people go undercover as inmates in jail for two months — if they even last that long. In 2014, journalist … [Read more...]
Prisons nationwide using tech to step up fight against contraband
Ohio is the latest state putting anti-drone technology and X-ray body scanners into play in an effort to keep drugs and other contraband out of state … [Read more...]
Non-English language materials banned by Michigan prison system
The Michigan Department of Corrections has banned the use of dictionaries in Spanish and Swahili in the state’s prisons, claiming that the books … [Read more...]
Salinas Valley warden implements Norway’s Amend Project
Innovative approach hopes to build bridges between prisoners and guards Salinas Valley State Prison has a reputation for violence and the warden … [Read more...]
Jail, prison transfers facilitate spread of coronavirus
California local jails and prisons continue to have problems controlling the spread of COVID-19 and some observers blame prison and jail transfers. … [Read more...]
Bonta pushes better prenatal care in California’s jails
California’s top lawyer is taking steps to ensure women prisoners get appropriate reproductive health care. “The right to be treated with … [Read more...]
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