The Sentencing Project calls for states and the federal government to terminate private prison contracts, require greater disclosure of private prison records, and stop sending inmates to prisons far from their homes.
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Federal Judges Tell States to Give Muslim Inmates Ramadan Meals
The lawsuit filed in each state alleged the constitutional rights of the inmates were being violated by the prison’s failure to accommodate their religious practices and provide adequate nutrition.
Read More »Missouri Ex-Inmate Files Lawsuit Claiming Rape
Both a guard and a therapist are accused of assault.
Read More »Texas Could Shape Trump’s Proposals to Reform Federal Prisons
Texas's reforms, including diversion programs for low-level drug offenders, increased attention to rehabilitation and work readiness, and other “second chance” measures, reduced recidivism and the incarceration rate. The federal Justice Department should take notice.
Read More »Will Early Education Funding Reduce Future Crime?
While policy changes and a move away from for-profit prison systems will go a long way in aligning America’s prisons with those of more progressive countries, education remains a key driver in preventing citizens from going to jail in the first place, in becoming more attractive prospects for hire, and in reducing recidivism.
Read More »April Fools? No Fooling, No Fake News in These Recent Reports
Criminals find more and more ways to be stupid – or hypocritical. (You can't make this stuff up.)
Read More »Trump Administration Reportedly Eyeing Death Penalty for Drug Dealers
Looking admiringly at drug laws in countries like Singapore and the Philippines, Trump and his Department of Justice are angling toward pushing for capital punishment for drug dealers.
Read More »Supreme Court Decides 25% of Prisoner Damages Must Go to Lawyers’ Fees
In a recent 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a dispute among lower federal courts about how large a share of damage awards won by inmates in civil rights cases must be paid towards their lawyers’ fees.
Read More »Healthy Cooking Program Feeds Female Prison Inmates Vital Skills
The simple act of learning what is good to put in your body and how to budget for the healthy food you need, along with how to prepare it, should be taught not only in every prison, but in every school and in every household in America. One Arkansas program for female inmates is lighting the way.
Read More »Incarceration of Women on the Rise
The care of a family should not be a solo venture that falls on one woman's shoulders. In the best of circumstances, it should be shared among immediate and extended family and the greater community. If the burden were lightened and shared, the result might be that we'd see fewer women – and men – behind bars.
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