Prison construction and overcrowding is down due to the State of California implementing smart and effective prison reform policies, reports … [Read more...]
Plea bargain challenges are not barred to defendant
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that plea bargains do not prohibit defendants from challenging the constitutionality of their convictions. The … [Read more...]
More women and mothers winding up behind bars
As the female population behind bars continues to rise nationally, so does the number of mothers. Consequently, their children face traumatic and … [Read more...]
More inmates taking meds for mental health issues
The number of offenders in county jails on psychotropic medications increased 25 percent in 45 California counties in the past five years, reports … [Read more...]
Lack of felons’ ability to vote strips away fundamental rights
A campaign is under way to restore voting rights to convicted felons, according to The Wall Street Journal. “Let’s fight to stop this nonsense,” said … [Read more...]
Fewer re-entry resources for poor and people of color
Poor people and people of color have fewer resources to deal with mental and physical health problems when released from prison, The Atlantic … [Read more...]
Becoming Ms. Burton: … by Susan Burton
Of the many memoirs that have landed on my desk, Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women (2010) is … [Read more...]
Prison death a mystery after year-long investigation
One year and a transparent investigation later, the death of inmate James Leonard Acuna remains undetermined. Acuna’s decomposing body had been found … [Read more...]
Nitrogen gas could be new method for executions
Nitrogen gas may be the next method of state-sanctioned executions, according to The New York Times. Many states are considering the gas as an … [Read more...]
139 prisoners nationwide were exonerated in 2017
Ledura Watkins spent more than 41 years in a Michigan prison before being cleared of a murder he did not commit. He was just one of 139 exonerations … [Read more...]
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