1. California — (AP) A nine-member reparations task force approved a set of recommendations in late April, advising the state how to compensate and … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS, May 2023
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 – March 2023
1. Nevada — (AP) In the ten months since a March 2022 audit, Nevada’s Department of Corrections has not fully implemented any of the 16 … [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 – January 2023
1. Kentucky — ( AP) State officials are promoting a Prison-to-Work- Pipeline program aimed at connecting incarcerated people with employment as they … [Read more...]
‘I can’t breathe’: CA to pay victim’s family $24m for negligent death
California will pay $24 million to the family of Edward Bronstein, who passed away in Los Angeles police custody in 2020 after yelling “I can’t … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS: December 2022
1. California — (The Guardian) A report derived from state data tracking racial profiling revealed that drivers of color are stopped more frequently … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS: November 2022
Arkansas — (The Associated Press) The state of Arkansas has been given permission to continue using the sedative midazolam in its lethal injections by … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS – October 2022
1. Texas — (Associated Press) A federal judge has issued a temporary ruling ordering Texas prison officials to carry out executions of death row … [Read more...]