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California made prison phone calls free. Others should follow.

Imagine having to go into debt to stay in touch with a loved one — all while fearing for their safety and well-being. That is the grim...

The Reality of Mealtime in Prisons and Jails

Sixty-two percent of formerly incarcerated respondents to a 2020 survey reported that they rarely or never had access to fresh...

Aging in Prison: Elderly population may triple in 20 years

“Where it’s a mandatory sentence, you have no method to get them out and find appropriate places in the community for them," says Richard...

Many Jails Are As Full As They Were Before COVID-19 Pandemic

Jail populations dropped in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic but have now rebounded in many facilities to levels seen in early...

What’s Prison For? Concise diagnosis of a huge American problem

The statistics are familiar but remain startling: America’s incarceration rate per 100,000 is “roughly twice that of Russia’s and...

The Link between Incarceration and Public Housing

Significance Research on mass incarceration has documented its devastating consequences on incarcerated individuals, their families,...

California may allow more ill, dying inmates to leave prison

AP News: California may allow more ill, dying inmates to leave prison California would allow more ill and dying inmates to be released...

Prison At $249 per day, leave people deep in debt

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two decades after her release from prison, Teresa Beatty feels she is still being punished. When her mother died...

Bleak Future of Pregnancy Behind Bars After Dobbs

The Bleak Future of Pregnancy Behind Bars After Dobbs By Audrey Nielsen | July 8, 2022 Thousands of pregnant women are incarcerated or...

Control Over Contraband Devices Eludes Prison Authorities

Correctional administrators across the country are failing to curb the growing use of contraband cell phones in prisons and jails―some...

'Plainly grossly inadequate'

Arizona prison health care system ruled unconstitutional In an emphatic rebuke of Arizona's privatized prison health care model, U.S. ...

California Voice: Find better ways of dealing with state’s dying prisoners

People who are incapacitated or nearing the end of their lives are the most expensive to incarcerate and the least likely to reoffend. ...

Incarcerated workers: overlooked as essential workers

Conclusion The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that incarcerated people be prioritized for vaccination primarily...

COVID-19 in US prisoners, staff at triple the community rate

A study of COVID-19 rates among inmates and staff at 101 US federal prisons compared with surrounding counties from May 2020 through...

Suicides increased 85% in state prisons, 61% in federal prisons, and 13% in local jails.

This BJS report includes statistics on demographic, criminal justice, and suicide incident characteristics and link 2019 suicides with...

....leading the charge to employ the formerly incarcerated

“It’s the same work I was used to in prison, but the difference is that, in prison, I was working for 10 cents a day.” Alvin Wilson is a...

A Fight to Expose the Hidden Human Costs of Incarceration

The lethality of jails and prisons was underscored during the pandemic: according to JAMA, the infection rate for covid-19 was five...

Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in U.S. Jails and Prisons

THIS 50 STATE SNAPSHOT presents current laws, policies, and court actions related to access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)...

White House Invests $700 Million to Fight the Spread of COVID-19 in Prisons and Jails

Today, the Biden administration announced it would allocate $700 million for COVID-19 detection and mitigation activities in...

Thousands to be returned to prison after state of Covid emergency ends.

The Biden administration legal team has decided that thousands of federal convicts who were released to home confinement to reduce the ...

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