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Changes in incarceration rates less impressive than expected

July 20, 2022 by Charles Crow

Reductions in incarcerated populations during the COVID-19 pandemic have proven to be only temporary, new federal data shows.  Included in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: PPI, Prison Policy Initiative

Death rate among prisoners on the rise

September 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Chart of the top seven causes of death in 2016, where 334 inmate died in CA. 325 men and nine women

Prisons are becoming more dangerous as the number of inmates dying in custody is on the rise, a recent report by the Prison Policy Initiative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE Tagged With: Health and Wellness, healthcare, PPI

Report: Prison commissaries have legal monopoly

July 10, 2019 by Kevin Sawyer

lack of competition results in soaring costs for prisoners The costs taxpayers spend to incarcerate men and women are often augmented by prisoners … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Commissaries, monopoly, PPI

Mississippi’s approach to ‘making America safe again’

July 24, 2018 by William Harris

Jackson, Mississippi’s approach to making America safe again mandates that any conviction that involves possession of a firearm in the commission of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Center for Policing Equity, five-year enhancement, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, PPI, Project EJECT

Florida reduces in-person visits with more video

June 11, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

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Florida never seems to pass up the opportunity to make a bad situation worse, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Are prison video calls a convenience … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: John Romano, JPay, Lucius Couloute, Michelle Glady, PPI, Prison Policy Initiative, prison video calls, Tampa Bay Times

CA bills aim to reform law for juveniles and adults

June 11, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

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Sacramento, CA —On April 4, the California Senate Public Safety Committee voted to pass Senate Bills 1392 and 1393, half of the Equity and Justice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 64 and 57, ACLU of California, California Coalition for Women Prisoners, California Senate Public Safety Committee, Californians for a Responsible Budget, Californians United for a Responsible Budget, cdcr, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, CURB, Drug Policy Alliance, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Fair and Just Sentencing Reform Act of 2018, Friends Committee on Legislation California, Holly J. Mitchell, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, Pillars of the Community, PPI, Propositions 47, Public Policy Institute of California, Ricardo Lara, Romarilyn Ralston, SB 180, SB 620, Steven Bradford, Tides Advocacy, Women’s Foundation of CA, Women’s Policy Institute

Prisoner medical co-pay looks cheap on the surface

July 1, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

Charging incarcerated people medical co-pays forces them to make difficult choices Medical co-payments for prisoners nationwide could be doing more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Health Care, PPI

States upping age for juvenile prosecution

July 1, 2017 by John Lam

Some states across the country are increasing the age at which juveniles are prosecuted as adults. “Legislatures around the country are voting to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: PPI, Youth Offender

Average inmate pay drops despite billions on prisons

July 1, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

In a billion-dollar prison labor market, wages for incarcerated people nationwide have declined since 2001, a recent report says. The April report by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, PPI, South Carolina, texas

US prison commissary giants are set to merge

January 31, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

As prisoners across the nation wage protests over what they consider slave labor for low or no pay, two of the country’s biggest prison commissary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Keefe Commissary Network, PPI

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