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Prisoners fight Tennessee's confusing life sentence laws — and notch some wins
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 15 hours ago“If I'm going to die in prison, I'm not going to sit here and suffer for 30 years,” Thomas said in...
N.Y. Prisons Have Ignored Limits on Solitary Confinement, Judge Finds
New York Times· 3 days agoNew York State prisons have been illegally holding prisoners too long in solitary confinement,...
Wisconsin prisons need federal oversight. Arrest of ex-warden shows why. | Opinion
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 days agoEven if legislators approved funding to build a new prison, full staffing of the prison seems highly unlikely. It’s possible that the Department
Letters: Northeast Florida nonprofit groups making most progress on mental health crisis
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoFounder Lisa Taliaferro is dedicated to ensuring...being criminalized. Her personal experience with...
"Trump’s emails transform him into a persecuted martyr": Daily messages prime MAGA for post-election
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFirst, everything that has happened to me [Trump] is illegitimate. This is the major strategy of...
Schematic designs for new county jail aim to reduce criminal justice needs, designer says
Gannett via AOL· 14 hours agoCounty jail HOK involves health care unit in jail's designs The design team at HOK has fully...
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says Rachel Mitchell can't seek death warrant
The Arizona Republic· 3 days agoThe Arizona attorney general is moving to throw out a request from the Maricopa County Attorney's...
California’s Black legislators make case for reparations bills while launching statewide tour –...
KION 46 Salinas· 5 days agoSeveral members of California’s Legislative Black Caucus launched a statewide tour in San Diego...
During Watergate, the Supreme Court spoke with one voice. Can it do the same in Trump's case?
Los Angeles Times· 7 days agoThe court’s answer was clear, unflinching and unanimous. The Constitution has no “absolute,...
California could end forced prison labor. Will lawmakers send this measure to the ballot?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe failure to pass the constitutional amendment reverberated...measure a second time around. The corrections and rehabilitation department doubled wages for inmates last ...