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Louisiana becomes first state to allow surgical castration as punishment for child molesters
KWCH· 2 days agoLouisiana has become the first state where judges can order offenders guilty of certain sex crimes...
Texas Plans To Execute Ramiro Gonzales, Despite Reversal From Doctor Who Helped Send Him To Death...
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoShortly after his 18th birthday, Gonzales attempted to rob his dealer’s home. Townsend was inside,...
Double punishment: How a "war on drugs"-era SNAP ban contributes to recidivism and racism
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLast year, ten years after that initial survey, the American Journal of Sociology published a study...
Black men ask, “What am I voting for?” as they battle frustration
ABC News· 2 days agoThe Black Male Voter Project, an organization dedicated to increasing civic engagement among Black...
Supreme Court Homelessness Case: What's at Stake in Grants Pass v. Gloria Johnson
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPolice encounters can make it hard for youth to trust adults. Financial penalties create anxiety for...
Texas sentencing is out of date: No one can predict future crimes, even on death row
The Hill· 14 hours agoThe state of Texas plans to execute Ramiro Gonzales on June 26. Gonzales was sentenced to death in...
California implementing rehabilitative programs in state prisons to reshape incarceration methods
CBS News· 3 days agoCalifornia is making bold moves to dismantle death row at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, one of...
Pro-bono legal service launched in Calgary for Indigenous people facing criminal charges
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Indigenous Justice Centre Society of Alberta, according to its leaders, represents an act of...
Juvenile crime reform debate heats up as Wake County makes new investment
WTVD-TV 11 Raleigh-Durham· 6 days agoIn the wake of HB 834's veto by Governor Roy Cooper, criminal justice reform advocates are speaking...
Women’s prison holds a graduation for inmates earning high school diploma
KXAN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Coleman Unit is home to a unique program hosted by the Goodwill Excel Center that empowers...