Tag: mass incarceration
The Tightrope of Talking About Mental Health in Prison
Dan*, a 40-something prisoner in Tennessee’s South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF), wants to make ...
NYC Activists Rally as Rikers Receivership Decision Delayed
On December 14, a federal judge held the New York City Department of Correction ...
St. Louis Jail Now Tracking Overdoses, Still Blocking Oversight Board
A St. Louis city jail is reportedly now tracking overdoses among incarcerated people, after ...
In Brazil, Hopes of Decriminalization Fade as Lula Embraces Drug War
On November 27, Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appointed Flavio Dino to ...
In Brazil, New Era of Private Prisons as Feds Auction Contracts to Build Them
On October 6 in Rio Grande do Sul, the government of Brazil held the ...
Texas’s “Drug-Busting” Prisons Lockdown Will Only Harm Us
From September 6 to October 16, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) implemented ...
WV Governor, Chief of Staff Fighting Subpoena for Jail Civil Rights Suit
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R) is fighting a deposition that would require him ...
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 ...
