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Prison homicides twice as high as previously reported, new state numbers show
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe number of recent homicides in Oklahoma prisons is twice as high as previously reported, new data...
A time for reform: We need a commission to modernize Florida’s prisons | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis is not merely a fiscal issue; it’s a question of how we, as a society, choose to treat those...
She tried to ‘humanize’ prisons in Oregon. Can she fix the federal system?
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them 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...
A rural California prison was set to close this summer. It's still open, and inmates want a say
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe town of Susanville — where local officials say they face economic devastation if they lose more...
Washington Improves Conditions for Transgender Inmates in State Prisons
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Washington State Department of Corrections has initiated steps to refine the treatment of...
Man begged for mental health care, told guards he was suicidal before his death
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChadrick Wade begged for help. The fire he'd lit outside his cell finally got the guards' attention....
How California’s colleges are supporting formerly incarcerated students
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCalifornia public universities are becoming more equitable and inclusive as programs emerge to help...
Rekha Basu: Too rarely is justice meted out as thoughtfully as it was in Pieper Lewis' case
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“Hurt people hurt people whether it’s intentional or not. My actions caused pain and hurt upon...
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 ...