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Nearly one in five state prisoners go directly from maximum security to the street
By Jenifer B. McKim and Margot ...
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Prison Telecom Giant Deletes Months of Incarcerated Writers’ Work
Securus Technologies says a “technical glitch” ...
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Incarceration rates for Black men and women have been declining since 2000. Reform efforts are helping.
Despite recent policy changes, the imprisonment ...
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With cash bail eliminated in Illinois, the Cook County Jail population shrinks
It’s one of the jail’s smallest ...
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Texas prison guards put inmate into potentially permanent coma
By Paul Flahive On October 10, ...
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Prisoners Say New Jersey’s Alternative To Solitary Confinement Is Pretty Much The Same
Progressives celebrated a 2019 law meant ...
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Inmate Deaths Raise Questions About Temperatures in Oklahoma Prisons
By Keaton Ross On October 5, ...
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What’s behind a surge of deaths at one Ohio jail?
Montgomery county jail’s population is only ...
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US prisons rife with human rights abuses, especially against Black people, UN says
By Hassan Kanu On October 4, ...
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WA Prisons Clear All Guards to Carry Narcan. Not All Intend to Do So.
By Jonathan Kirkpatrick On October 4, ...
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How a transgender woman has sued the Bureau of Prisons multiple times — and won
KJZZ | By Sam Dingman Published November 6, 2024 at 2:08 PM MST WARNING: This conversation may not be appropriate for all listeners. Grace Pinson is a bit of an anomaly. As…
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California’s jail population will rise due to Prop. 36. So will inmate deaths, advocates say
by Nigel Duara December 17, 2024 In summary California recorded historically high numbers of deaths in county jails for the past six years. Now, counties expect to house more prisoners as…
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‘It’s long overdue’: Experts call for statewide scrutiny of local jails amid inmate deaths, suffering
From medical neglect to preventable deaths, experts say the lack of statewide jail standards and oversight measures is putting inmates at risk. Taylor Mirfendereski Published: 5:16 PM PST November 25, 2024…
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Investigation finds falsified Dallas County juvenile detention records
KERA | By Marina Trahan Martinez Published September 10, 2024 at 5:00 AM CDT A state investigation released Monday found that minors in Dallas County’s juvenile detention center were isolated for 24…
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People Caught Up by Criminal Legal System Face More Obstacles to Abortion Access
A new report details the unique precarity of seeking abortions while under carceral confinement. By Tamar Sarai Published August 25, 2024 Since its founding in 2003, the legal services and advocacy…
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Inmates at Massachusetts prison say they’re facing retaliation after speaking out about lack of programs
By Cheryl Fiandaca Updated on: August 14, 2024 / 7:48 AM EDT / CBS Boston To watch video report, Click Here. GARDNER – Inmates at a prison in Massachusetts claim the Department of…
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Medicine garden at Washington Corrections Center brings healing and connection for Indigenous inmates
The medicine garden is home to culturally significant plants like lavender, sage and sweet grass. Author: Sharon Yoo Published: 7:11 PM PDT August 3, 2024 Updated: 7:11 PM PDT August 3, 2024 To…
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Senate committee investigating abuse of pregnant women in prisons
By Stetson Miller Published: Jul. 31, 2024 at 8:13 PM CDT To watch video report, Click Here. WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights held a held a…
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Concerns over conditions inside Arizona state prisons over no air conditioning
ADCRR has posted a website to update the status of installing HVAC systems inside prisons across the state By: Nicole Grigg Posted at 11:00 AM, Jul 10, 2024 To watch video report,…
Read More Georgia Prison Officials in ‘Flagrant’ Violation of Solitary Confinement Reforms, Judge Says
BY SUDHIN THANAWALA Updated 1:19 PM CDT, April 23, 2024 ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for prisoners in the state’s most…
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