incarceration

NY Gov. Cuomo Signs Away Bail Reforms Despite COVID-19 Decarceration Calls

Because of the pandemic, criminal justice and public health officials around the US are calling for more people to be…

April 9, 2020

Caged People Expected to Keep Calm and Carry On Amid COVID-19

Jails and prisons are the next “country” to get COVID-­19, with the infection timeline trailing  America’s. It will be a…

April 1, 2020

“Ticking Time Bombs”—Congressmembers Urge Releases From Federal Prisons

Members of Congress are joining criminal justice reform advocates to demand that some people currently in prisons be released to…

March 25, 2020

The Incarcerated Population Is Especially Vulnerable to Coronavirus

People held in jails and prisons throughout the US are at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19, thanks to crowded conditions,…

March 12, 2020

How Technical Violations Are Fueling Incarceration in Vermont

The majority of incarcerated Vermonters are behind state prison bars due to a technical violation of the terms of their…

February 5, 2020

Harm Reductionist on Hunger Strike Against Alleged Civil Commitment Rights Violations

A prominent harm reductionist is allegedly facing numerous rights violations by a Massachussetts civil commitment program housed within a jail,…

January 28, 2020

Giving Incarcerated People “Free” Tablets, Not Books, Is a New Means of Subjugation

The general idea of US prison policy seems to be to make life as miserable as possible for people behind…

December 16, 2019

Ten Ways States Can Advance Criminal Justice Reform in 2020

Next year will be a defining one for US politics. The presidential election will set the stage for the future…

December 16, 2019

Public Health Workers Scramble to Meet Needs of NY’s 2020 Bail Reforms

On the first day of 2020, around 800 New Yorkers will be released from Rikers Island as historic state bail…

December 11, 2019

The Ethical Quagmire of Conducting Drug Trials With Incarcerated People

Using human beings as “guinea pigs” for unethical experiments becomes so much easier when the subjects belong to marginalized and…

December 5, 2019