Jamil Wilson was barely 20 years old when he found himself entangled in a murder conspiracy that changed his life forever. Wilson met with … [Read more...]
AB 990: Restoring the Right to Visit
By Ivana Gonzales, LSPC, Contributing Writer Incarcerated people and their family members understand that visits are vital to sustaining mental … [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...]
Giving back: Ex-prisoners create Freedom Libraries
Literature empowerment takes the form of mobile libraries Former prisoners are bringing literary empowerment to state prisons through a book … [Read more...]
Reformed prisoner awaits clemency hearing after 50 years in prison
After serving more than a half of century in a Massachusetts prison for first-degree murder, Ramadan Shabazz, aka James Hall, could soon be granted … [Read more...]
EMMET TILL: Woman won’t face charges in 1955 race murder
By Clark Gerhartsreiter, Contributing Writer Carolyn Bryant Donham was 21 years old when Emmett Till, 14, was murdered in Leflore County, … [Read more...]
PRISON BLUES: Made on the inside, worn on the outside
Work-style blue jeans and jackets manufactured by incarcerated persons at an Oregon state prison generated sales of over $2 million last year and … [Read more...]
Cash bail ruling settled
Detroit has reformed its cash bail policy allowing many low-income individuals to be released from pre-trial detention if they are not a danger to the … [Read more...]
Settlement reached in prisoner’s death
A $10 million settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit against CoreCivic, a private prison operator, for the recent death of a man who was … [Read more...]
Ruling: Prosecutorial misconduct can be made public
A federal court sided with a group of New York law professors who had sued for their First Amendment right to create a public record of complaints … [Read more...]
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