Tag: criminal injustice
Outside “Remediation Manager” Will Run Rikers Island, Judge Rules
A federal judge has made a historic decision to take control of the Rikers ...
California Gov. Newsom Plans New Crackdown on Encampments
A new plan is underway for California to crack down harder on encampments of ...
St. Louis Agrees Compensation for People Jailed at Notorious “Workhouse”
For many years, the “Workhouse” jail in St. Louis, Missouri, subjected people to horrific ...
Canada’s Election Guarantees Grim Outlook for Harm Reduction
As Canadians head to the polls in the coming days, they will be faced ...
Florida May Soon Ban Anonymous Officer Misconduct Complaints
Under a proposed bill, Florida would no longer allow officer misconduct complaints to be ...
Prison Visits Should Have Always Been a Right, Not a Privilege
Adam* has been incarcerated in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) facilities for somewhere around ...
Background Checks Keep Saying I Can’t Do Jobs I Was Already Hired For
After two or three phone interviews with Walmart, they hired me for a clerical ...
Refelonizing Fentanyl Had No Good Outcomes: Colorado Study
Increasing criminal penalties for fentanyl had zero impact on overdose deaths in Colorado and ...
Escaping From Prison Is Easier Than You’d Think. We Just Know Better.
On March 9, someone made a rare escape from a Georgia Department of Corrections ...
Alberta Will Force People Who Use Drugs to Enter Treatment
The government of Alberta, Canada, will force people who use drugs into substance use ...
