The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced new “Grievance” forms and procedures to replaced the former Appeals … [Read more...]
High Court overturns ‘career criminal’ case from Georgia
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously determined that a Georgia court had mistakenly applied the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) to a defendant, … [Read more...]
Third-ever female warden appointed in Louisiana
Kirsten Thomas has been appointed as the new warden of the Louisiana Department of Corrections Institute for Women in St. Gabriel, according to The … [Read more...]
CA legislators take aim at forced prison labor
California legislators are calling for an end to involuntary servitude for incarcerated people by making all prison labor voluntary, The Associated … [Read more...]
Who is Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Ketanji Brown Jackson is not only the first Black woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court; she is also the first former public defender, … [Read more...]
Department of Corrections settles prisoners’ disability lawsuit
VERMONT A number of current and former Vermont prisoners with disabilities will receive $80,000 in compensation under a recent settlement, The … [Read more...]
Prosecutor sees growing support for criminal justice reform
PENNSYLVANIA A progressive Philadelphia prosecutor is pointing to his reelection as proof that America continues to support criminal justice … [Read more...]
Raleigh detective fired for staging phoney drug busts
NORTH CAROLINA A North Carolina detective was fired for allegedly staging heroin drug busts on at least 15 Black men using brown sugar packets, … [Read more...]
Cleared of murder after 30 years
MARYLAND A Maryland man has been exonerated of murder after spending 30 years in prison based on the false testimony of a jailhouse … [Read more...]
Prison radio gives a voice to the condemned
TEXAS The Tank, at 106.5 FM, is a radio station in a high security Texas prison that gives hundreds of inmates, including 200 on Death Row, a … [Read more...]
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