Tag: criminal injustice
A Year Into COVID, Prisoners Still in the Dark About Stimulus Checks
Nearly 13 months since the first coronavirus relief bill was signed and nearly three ...
Bloomberg Anti-Nicotine Lobby Among US Backers of Duterte’s Drug War
He thought it was a clap of thunder as it echoed through the humid ...
World Executions for Drug Charges Fell Sharply Amid COVID. It’s Likely Temporary.
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world last year, governments executed far fewer people ...
UK Confirms Harsher Punishment for GHB Users, After Moral Panic
The United Kingdom is moving forward with its plan to impose harsher punishments on ...
In Upstate New York, a Jail Keeps Blocking Access to Lifesaving OUD Meds
[This story is published in partnership with New York Focus, an independent, investigative news ...
New York Poised to Significantly Restrict Use of Solitary Confinement
New York is on the verge of significantly restricting its use of solitary confinement ...
Will Connecticut Be the First State to Make Prison Phone Calls Free?
Connecticut holds the dismal distinction of being the state with the most expensive prison ...
Report Exposes Mistreatment of Pregnant People in Federal Custody
Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and US Marshals Service (USMS) policies for the treatment of ...
“Extreme and Detrimental”—Texas Prisons’ Crackdown on Greeting Cards
When LaToyia Walker was sent to Texas Lockhart Correctional Facility in 2017, her grandmother ...
Will Oregon Do the Right Thing for People With Marijuana Convictions?
An important political initiative aims to right some of the wrongs of the War ...
