Tag: incarceration
Alabama Prisoners Strike Against Exploitation and Health Threats
Prisons are sources of profit in the United States—and incarcerated activists in Alabama are ...
Prisons in Four States Likely to Vaccinate Officers, But Not Prisoners
On December 10, a promising COVID-19 vaccine is in the final stage of review ...
Worldwide COVID-19 Decarceration: A Lost Opportunity
COVID-19 has impacted us all, but people who are incarcerated have been among the ...
Judge Grants Class Action Status to Methadone-Taper Jail Lawsuit
A federal judge has paved the way for a case against a methadone-taper policy ...
Pretrial Justice Reforms Do Not Reduce Public Safety, Report Confirms
COVID-19 has transformed the landscape of American life, from the mundane, like how people ...
In NYC Federal Jail, Medical Requests Go Unanswered for Months During Pandemic
At a New York City federal prison that’s recorded relatively few confirmed cases of ...
The Ethical Conflict of Social Work Within a Carceral System
On a sweltering summer afternoon, I stood with our mental health team, waiting while ...
A Record Means Discrimination—But National Expungement Week Is Here
For Mauro Melgar, record expungement is not just an abstract policy, it’s something that ...
Vermont Prosecutor Becomes Second in Nation to Stop Seeking Cash Bail
The top prosecutor of Chittenden County (Burlington), Vermont is ending a policy that she ...
The Impact of Family Members’ Incarceration on Black Women’s Mental Health
A new study shows that Black women who have experienced having a family member ...
