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What happened at Waupun: A timeline of prisoner deaths, investigations, lawsuits and resignations
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThe situation at Waupun has led to a larger debate about causes of, and potential solutions for,...
Bill Maher Shocks Audience With Trump Prison-Rape Joke
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBill Maher did the unthinkable and joked about former President Donald Trump being raped in prison...
Map shows US prison population is growing in these states
Newsweek· 24 hours agoThe number of incarcerated people in the U.S. appears to be growing in some parts of the country,...
Map shows states with biggest decrease in prisoners
Newsweek· 5 days agoWhile some states saw more people enter the criminal justice system, other states actually saw a decline in incarceration, according to a new report from...
Red States Are Reversing Criminal Justice Reform
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIt was one of many conservative-leaning states that passed bipartisan criminal justice reforms in the 2010s as the cost of their prison systems exploded....
How Mexico’s President-Elect Got U.S. Help to Fight Crime
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days ago“Police salaries were the biggest investment,” said Ramón Bernal, who represents police labor...
Ice Queen melts: For 1st time, Pam Smart accepts responsibility for husband's 1990 murder
Gloucester Daily Times· 1 day agoAfter 34 years in prison and numerous failed attempts to be released, New Hampshire’s Pam Smart...
From Incarceration To Educator: How A Colorado University Is Changing Prison Education
Forbes· 2 days agoPrison education programs are designed to provide incarcerated individuals with academic, vocational, and life-skills training, ultimately supporting those impacted by the justice system with ...
Inside the fight to make prison phone calls free in CT
CT Mirror· 7 days agoEveryone seems to know Diane Lewis on The Avenue — and those who don’t stare at her like they want...
KIDS COUNT gives West Virginia poor grades in children's health
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 10—The 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book is out, and while West Virginia is steadily climbing rungs in its general showing from last year, the state still remains in the lower tier of the nation ...