Reductions in incarcerated populations during the COVID-19 pandemic have proven to be only temporary, new federal data shows. Included in the … [Read more...]
Death rate among prisoners on the rise
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...]
Report: Prison commissaries have legal monopoly
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...]
Mississippi’s approach to ‘making America safe again’
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...]
Florida reduces in-person visits with more video
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...]
CA bills aim to reform law for juveniles and adults
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...]
Prisoner medical co-pay looks cheap on the surface
Charging incarcerated people medical co-pays forces them to make difficult choices Medical co-payments for prisoners nationwide could be doing more … [Read more...]
States upping age for juvenile prosecution
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...]
Average inmate pay drops despite billions on prisons
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...]
US prison commissary giants are set to merge
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...]