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Lack of sleep among inmates continues to be problem

May 14, 2025 by Tyrone Luqman Jones

In prisons and jails across the country, lack of sleep among inmates continues to be a problematic and pressing issue. In recent studies, the L.A. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, San Quentin State Prison Tagged With: LA Times, The Marshall Project

Formerly incarcerated who received the right to vote largely failed to use it

April 10, 2024 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Badge vote 2016

Though millions of formerly incarcerated persons have regained their right to vote, in at least four states, they largely failed to register and go to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, Recently Posted Tagged With: self-disenfranchisement, The Marshall Project

Progressive prosecutors find themselves under fire across U.S.

January 27, 2024 by Roland C. Cardiel

What two characteristics do Andrew Warren, Larry Krasner, Monique Worrell, George Gascón, Joe Gonzales, Pamela Price, and Chesa Boudin have in common? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, LAW ENFORCEMENT, Recently Posted Tagged With: Andrew Warren, Chesa Boudin, District Attorney, Fair and Just Prosecution, George Gascon, Joe Gonzales, Larry Krasner, Monique Worrell, Pamela Price, The Marshall Project

NY’s pilot inmate package program not well received

June 11, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Earlier this year, New York state suspended a pilot program forcing families of inmates to buy from a limited number of  private vendors when sending … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Caroline Hsu, cdcr, Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Green Haven Correctional Facility, Greene, New York prisons, Prisoners’ Right Project, Taconic, The Marshall Project, Thomas Mailey

Education organizations trade ideas at national conference

February 16, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

Jody Lewen addressing the audience while former students Dmitry Orlov and David Cowan listen

Exchanging ideas on how to create educational opportunities for incarcerated people and reentry services was the topic of a national conference held … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, Featured Tagged With: Alliance for Higher Education in Prison, Amy Jamgochian, Jody Lewen, Life After Life, Prison University Project, PUP, The Marshall Project, The Return

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