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My father, Muhammad Ali, didn't belong in prison. Nonviolent offenders don't, either.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. has only 4% of the world’s population but 20% of its incarcerated. The 'war on drugs' and...
This statistic is used to argue against prison reform in Alabama. Is it accurate?
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe fight over the operation and purpose of Alabama’s prisons often centers around this question:...
America's War on Drugs Has Always Been Bipartisan—and Unwinnable
Time via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPoliticians in both parties keep doubling down on trying to cut off supply and punish "pushers,"...
Red States Are Reversing Criminal Justice Reform
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIllustration: Joanna Andreasson; Source images: iStock It was impossible to avoid the "strange bedfellows" cliché when reading about the criminal justice...
Arizona prisons boast that laborers won’t end up back behind bars. That’s not true
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDaniel Gorman should be better off. While incarcerated, he worked at the largest privately held...
Guest: Oklahoma shows a commitment to criminal justice reforms
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile some states have been doubling down on outdated “lock-’em-up” policies, elected leaders in...
Mississippi paroling fewer inmates despite more eligibility
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMississippi is paroling fewer inmates now than it did before expanding parole eligibility in 2021....
Biden seeks to redress racial disparities with marijuana pardons and drug clemencies
theGrio via AOL· 6 months ago“It’s time that we right these wrongs,” said President Joe Biden in a statement after taking...
More Oklahomans are being released from prison. Now what?
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOklahoma is releasing more people from prison but often without a system of support, leading many to...
Election Guide: Is poverty an obstacle to justice? District Judge Candidates weigh in
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Courier Journal, together with the League of Women Voters of Louisville and the Louisville Bar...