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NDCS director talks future of state prison system, overcrowding concerns
1011 News· 10 hours agoIt’s easy to see the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services as lumbering and punitive—through...
Woman kept more than 100 rats in squalor in her home
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLarge rat nests were found in drawers [RSPCA] A woman who kept more than 100 pet rats in dirty and overcrowded conditions in one room of her home has...
What happened at Waupun: A timeline of prisoner deaths, investigations, lawsuits and resignations
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSentinel that Waupun Correctional Institution was under lockdown. Since then, prisoners, their...
Crisis-hit prisons 'risk breaching rights of inmates'
BBC News· 4 days agoScottish prisons are in crisis and risk breaching inmates' human rights, according to a new official...
‘Shoeshine’: Before ‘Bicycle Thieves,’ a Tragic Farce
New York Times· 1 day agoHailed as a shocker when it opened in 1947, Vittorio De Sica’s movie about juvenile delinquency gets...
Bukele has El Salvador poised to prosper after stopping murder, migration cold in first term
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMost businesses had to pay extortion. People did not report crimes and extortions because they were...
Initiative to amend Prop. 47 qualifies for November ballot
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoAn initiative that would amend Proposition 47 by restoring penalties for serial thieves and...
Politics | Jun 15th 2024 Edition
The Economist· 24 hours agoElections to the European Parliament saw the hard right making the most gains overall, though the European People’s Party, representing the centre-right,...
Sacramento community college program helps formerly incarcerated students find opportunity
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThey’re labeled as a “bad kid” because they struggle in school or were excessively punished. The...
DJJ’s school district aims to give SC youth offenders more opportunities, officials say
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 7 days agoCOLUMBIA — Usually when Yolanda Simmons gets a call from her son TJ Simmons’ school, it’s bad news....