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What happens when NC inmates file grievances? Too often nothing at all, report says
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNorth Carolina’s prison grievance system is supposed to give inmates a way to report problems that...
Birth in Clarksville jail cell: What experts say could have prevented this
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDawn Harrington became frustrated over the phone when she was told the story of a woman who gave...
Nicholas Goldberg: What happened to criminal justice reform?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFormer San Francisco Dist. Atty. Chesa Boudin on the day he was recalled from office. Boudin is...
Former L.A. public defender picked to lead federal Office for Access to Justice
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFormer Public Defender Rachel Rossi, pictured in 2019, will lead the U.S. Justice Department's...
Should people in prison serving life for crimes committed when they were under 21 get another...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCHICAGO -- Antonio House hasn’t known freedom since he was 19, when he was locked up as a suspect in...
Ex-Florida guard who left female inmate paralyzed is convicted — but not for that incident
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoOne of the two corrections officers accused of brutally attacking an inmate at Lowell Correctional,...
After whistleblower alleged DOC covered up rapes, Oklahoma House committee hearing begins
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAccusations of a cover-up emerged during a hearing at the state Capitol on Monday as former...
52 deaths since 2016: Why Shelby County Jail's mortality rates have been rising in recent years
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThis story includes discussions of suicide, which may be distressing. If you or anyone you know...
Hundreds of lawsuits allege decades of sexual abuse at Rikers Island
NBC News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOf the more than 2,500 lawsuits filed under a special New York law, nearly 20% allege sexual...
Hundreds of former inmates allege prison sex abuse
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlmost 20 years later, 49-year-old Mia Wheeler is finally getting her day in court. Wheeler is among at least 900 former inmates who have come forward...