FAMM Grades The States On Their 'Compassionate Release' Practices
The sentencing-reform group FAMM issued a new report on compassionate releases from prison, including report cards for every state that...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
Corrections Officers Cite 'Deadly Wellness Crisis' Behind Bars
A group representing corrections officers called One Voice United contends that a "deadly wellness crisis is sweeping through our...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
Inmate Suicides Have Risen Sharply During The Pandemic
Suicides in prisons and jails across the U.S. have risen sharply over the past two years, data collected by the Wall Street Journal show,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Federal Inmates Cite Release Date Errors Under First Step Law
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is under new leadership but it is still suffering from decades of mismanagement. BOP Director Colette...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Will Other States Join CA, CT, In Making Prison Phone Calls Free?
Many incarcerated people have found themselves deciding to pay for an expensive call to home and landing themselves in debt, or having to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 7, 2022
- 2 min
Philadelphia Apologizes for Unethical Experiments on Prisoners
A generation has passed since the Philadelphia Inquirer reported on medical experiments conducted on unwitting subjects incarcerated in a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 7, 2022
- 2 min
Advocates Push Voting Access for Incarcerated
With only a few states and territories allowing currently incarcerated people to vote, activists in recent years have expanded efforts to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 5, 2022
- 1 min
Virginia Prisons Could Save Inmates, Families $28M, Report Finds
If the Virginia prison system heeded the recommendations of reformers who want to make life behind bars less expensive for inmates, it...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
Alabama Prisoner Strike Illustrates Plight of Inmate Laborerss
Alabama inmates began striking last week over what they’ve described as inhumane treatment. Organizers say thousands have participated in...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
In Report, Federal Inmates Tell Of 'Revolving Door of Death'
When his chest hurt and breathing became difficult, Shannon Derrell Williams considered his history of blood clots and worried he had a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
BOP Director Peters Vows To Fix Troubled Federal Prisons
Colette Peters, the new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, vowed Thursday that “the buck stops with me” when it comes to fixing...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 30, 2022
- 1 min
CA Gov. Newsom Vetoes Solitary Confinement Limits Bill
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have made California the latest state to curb its widespread use of solitary confinement. The...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 29, 2022
- 1 min
DOJ Seeks To Boost Penalties For Sexual Abuse By Prison Employees
The Justice Department is finalizing plans to overhaul the troubled Federal Bureau of Prisons, which include a recommendation to increase...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min