Tag: 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 ...
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 ...
“Ticking Time Bombs”—Congressmembers Urge Releases From Federal Prisons
Members of Congress are joining criminal justice reform advocates to demand that some people ...
The Incarcerated Population Is Especially Vulnerable to Coronavirus
People held in jails and prisons throughout the US are at heightened risk of ...
How Technical Violations Are Fueling Incarceration in Vermont
The majority of incarcerated Vermonters are behind state prison bars due to a technical ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ten Ways States Can Advance Criminal Justice Reform in 2020
Next year will be a defining one for US politics. The presidential election will ...
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 ...
The Ethical Quagmire of Conducting Drug Trials With Incarcerated People
Using human beings as “guinea pigs” for unethical experiments becomes so much easier when ...
