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Petition seeks release of pregnant Florida inmate, saying fetus has received inadequate care
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA legal petition seeks to free an 8-months-pregnant Florida inmate who says her fetus has received...
California prisons say there is no solitary confinement. So why are inmates isolated for years?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s webpage on restricted housing includes...
California lawmakers move to ban solitary confinement for long stints and vulnerable inmates
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA jail inmate in solitary confinement in San Jose. Lawmakers have approved legislation to restrict...
How many people are held in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and jails? Now there’s a number.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPoor and incomplete data collection makes it difficult to know the full scope of people held in...
Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to end indefinite solitary confinement in California, citing safety concerns
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn inmate looks out a window in his solitary confinement cell at the Main Jail in San Jose in 2019....
Gavin Newsom rushes solitary confinement changes. They could make reforms an ‘uphill battle’
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is expediting changes to the state’s solitary...
How some groups are helping formerly incarcerated women in Arizona land jobs, dignity
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPhoenix hosted two significant criminal justice reform events in recent days, featuring leading...
COVID outbreaks shouldn't stop rehabilitative programming in prison
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI watched the debates over people’s rights during the COVID emergency from behind California prison...
California Democrats want solitary confinement reform. Why Gavin Newsom may be a roadblock
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom and key lawmakers at the Capitol are struggling to find a consensus...
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:...