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How many people are held in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and jails? Now there’s a number.
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoPoor and incomplete data collection makes it difficult to know the full scope of people held in...
Why has Illinois released hundreds of prison inmates earlier than expected?
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMichelle L. Laux was 31 when she was found beaten to death along a rural Clinton County road in...
TenHaken: Sioux Falls is safe, 'Truth in sentencing' bill can help keep it that way
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSioux Falls and Minnehaha County officials praised the impending signing of a bill Tuesday that...
Phoenix House looks to take next step in rehabilitation
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFew people in Alabama have ever heard of Dave Durocher, but he may soon have a dramatic impact on...
Biggest racial gap in prison is among violent offenders – focusing on intervention instead of...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBlack men disproportionately make up the US prison population. AP Photo/Rich PedroncelliRacial...
What is it like to be pregnant in prison?
Cosmo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs campaign groups call for reform on sentencing pregnant women, we spoke to three women to investigate how the criminal justice system is failing...
CT Justice Alliance, supporters: Get the state’s youths out of prisons, ‘let’s change the system’
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Connecticut Justice Alliance and its allies called on lawmakers Wednesday to end the criminalization of the state’s young people through several proposed measures, including removing anyone ...
Thousands of federal inmates still await early release under Trump-era First Step Act, advocates say
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThousands of nonviolent federal prisoners eligible for early release under a promising Trump-era law...
Auditors: Montana DOC fails to provide education, training to meet demand; lacks data
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA new legislative audit report released Monday tells lawmakers it’s unclear if inmates with the...
This month, thank social workers who help empower people to enhance their well-being
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSocial workers help people cope with life’s challenges by acting as an advocate to raise awareness...
