Tag: mass incarceration
New York City Has Days to Agree On Plan to Combat Rikers Abuses
A federal judge is demanding that New York City take rapid action over conditions ...
In WA Prisons, Cultural Groups Build Community. DOC Wants to Erase Us.
Incarceration in the United States has long been used to strip cultural identities from ...
Amid the Trauma of Prison, an Unexpected Oasis: Crochet Club
Travis learned to crochet from his grandmother. He was 10 when she showed him ...
Judge Keeps NJ Immigrant Detention Center Open, as Fight Continues
New Jersey’s last immigrant detention center, in the city of Elizabeth, will remain open ...
Receiver Could Soon Take Over Rikers Island, After New Damning Report
The political and legal battle over the future of New York City’s Rikers Island ...
LA Will End Most Pre-Trial Detention, Amid US Push to Abolish Cash Bail
On July 18, Los Angeles County announced a plan to drastically reduce its reliance ...
COVID Left Our Private Prison With a New Normal: “Rolling Lockdowns”
Like with so many prisons across the country, the pandemic sent Tennessee’s South Central ...
GA Escalation of Gang Prosecutions Boosts Gang Power in Prisons
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) has been bolstering his “tough on crime” agenda by ...
Biden Under Fire for Backing Harsh GOP Fentanyl-Substances Bill
On May 23, a coalition of 20 national advocacy organizations sent an open letter ...
“In the Dark”—the Wait for Another Unexplained Parole Denial
The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles consists of five people who report ...
