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Newsom freed elderly and sick prisoners during COVID, but he's grappling with risks of more mercy
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDavid Moreland, 67, recounts his bout with COVID in prison as his wife, Sherry, listens at home in...
South Dakota lawmakers want to tighten how the state handles parole eligibility
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPIERRE — A new bill, called "Truth in Sentencing," would require people convicted of serious violent...
Why is Alabama's Parole Board allowed to ignore its own rules?
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMy son wrote a short play a few years ago, and his supervisor agreed to host a performance. He...
Fewer early prison releases? Pre-filed bill could delay mandatory release until 2030
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter a wave of prisoners were granted supervised release this week under a 2015 law meant in part...
From condemned man to dog trainer: Man gets second chance with help of ex-governor
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBradley Arrowood's journey to own a successful service dog training business started when he was...
Sunak failing on pledge to tackle prison overcrowding as less than half of promised pop-up cells...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoRishi Sunak is failing to deliver on the government’s pledge to tackle prison overcrowding as less...
Why probation and parole don’t work as advertised
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe current system of supervised release in lieu of imprisonment may do more harm than good, some experts say. How can society do a better job of...
I've Been Incarcerated For 22 Years — And I've Never Seen Prisons This Out Of Control
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Nash Correctional Institution in Nashville, North Carolina. Courtesy of the North Carolina...
Prisons ‘time bomb’ warning as officers say they are unsafe, understaffed and underpaid
The Independent UK via AOL· 12 months agoThe government is sitting on a prisons “time bomb” as officers say they are unsafe, understaffed and...
Efforts to create better programming opportunities for inmates fails in SD Legislative session
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPIERRE — An effort to require better access to educational and behavioral programing within the...