1. South Dakota — (AP) The state has doubled down on mass incarceration as virtually all of a recently authorized $390 million investment in its … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS – APRIL 2023
1. Arizona — (Arizona Republic) An independent commission will have oversight of the state’s chronically troubled prison system said Gov. Katie Hobbs … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS-FEBRUARY 2023
1. Oregon — (The Associated Press) A U.S. judge has dismissed habeas corpus petitions of about 200 people currently and formerly incarcerated at the … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS – September 2022
1. ALABAMA — (Associated Press) Alabama’s plan to sell $725 million in bonds to finance the construction of two new supersize prisons is … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS, December 2021
New York — (Press Release) Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of criminal justice reforms Oct. 22 that give formerly incarcerated New Yorkers a second … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS
1. USA — After a nearly two decade lapse, United States Attorney General William P. Barr is clearing the way for the federal government to re- sume … [Read more...]