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...]
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 – AUGUST 2022
1 North Carolina — (AP) Construction has yet to begin on installing air conditioning in the state’s prison system although the General … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS – June/July 2022
1. Texas — (AP) State prison officials will not adopt specific rules to govern how spiritual advisers may pray for and touch condemned … [Read more...]