Tag: COVID-19
New Jersey Bill Could Belatedly Release One in Five People From Prison
On July 30, the New Jersey state Senate voted in favor of a bill ...
“Trail of Death”—A Short Film About COVID, Nicotine and Racism
This short documentary, concerning COVID-19, smoking, vaping and racism in America, was co-directed by ...
The Political Fight to Avoid an Evictions Catastrophe
The next crisis is fast approaching: one of evictions. On July 24, the federal ...
ACLU: COVID-19 Decarceration Did Not Increase Crime
Decarceration measures taken by county jails this past spring to mitigate the spread of ...
Gasping for Justice: People Jailed in the Pandemic Refuse to Be Silenced
What do you do if you want the voices of incarcerated people at the ...
Texas Is Now the Epicenter for Coronavirus in Carceral Settings
Severe COVID-19 outbreaks threaten the lives of people incarcerated across Texas. Several jail and ...
Despite Voting Rights Reform, Many People With Felonies Excluded From NJ Primary
New Jersey held primary elections on July 7, including hotly contested Congressional races for ...
Dozens of Countries Exclude People on Drug Charges From COVID-19 Decarceration
Prisons are nearly universally recognized as petri dishes for the coronavirus. In an attempt ...
Irish Harm Reduction Response to COVID-19 Saves Unhoused Drug Users’ Lives
Unhoused drug users in Dublin, Ireland almost entirely avoided projected COVID-19 deaths as a ...
DA Felt It Unnecessary to Inform Public of a Virus-Infected Prosecutor in Court
Stephen Wagstaffe, the district attorney of San Mateo County, California, said in 2014 that ...
