criminal injustice

If Prisons Are Meant for Rehabilitation, Stop Transferring Us All the Time

Decades ago when he first entered Georgia Department of Corrections custody, D* used to look forward to transfers. Prisoners with…

July 21, 2025

For Wrongful Convictions, Tennessee Slowly Builds a Pathway Out of Prison

In November 2007, 24-year-old Adam Braseel was convicted of multiple charges including first-degree murder, and sentenced to life with the…

July 7, 2025

In Tennessee, a Dwindling Group of People Can Vote While Still in Prison

Tennessee, where I’ve been incarcerated for the past three decades, is notorious for felony disenfranchisement. Nearly half a million people…

June 9, 2025

A $10 Ticket Suspended Her Driver’s License. It Cost $23,000 to Get It Back.

One day in September 2024 I received a frantic call from my wife Jamie, who had just been in a…

June 4, 2025

Judge Dismisses Federal Consent Decree for Minneapolis Police

A judge has thrown out the federal consent decree for the Minneapolis Police Department, which followed the 2020 murder of…

May 29, 2025

Georgia Prisoners Took Risks for DOJ’s Investigation. Why Did We Bother?

Nine years ago when the Department of Justice opened an investigation into violence inside Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons,…

May 22, 2025

BC Involuntary Treatment Taking Place in a Solitary Confinement Unit

The British Columbia government is moving ahead with involuntary substance use disorder treatment for people held at a pretrial detention…

May 16, 2025

Outside “Remediation Manager” Will Run Rikers Island, Judge Rules

A federal judge has made a historic decision to take control of the Rikers Island jail complex away from the…

May 15, 2025

California Gov. Newsom Plans New Crackdown on Encampments

A new plan is underway for California to crack down harder on encampments of unhoused people. On May 12, Governor…

May 14, 2025

St. Louis Agrees Compensation for People Jailed at Notorious “Workhouse”

For many years, the “Workhouse” jail in St. Louis, Missouri, subjected people to horrific conditions. After a long campaign, the…

May 8, 2025