Tag: mass incarceration
Piece by Piece, FCC Dismantles Its Prison and Jail Phone Call Price Caps
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the finalized version of its order regulating ...
Maine, Where Prisoners Cast Absentee Ballots, May Soon Require ID to Vote
On November 4, Maine voters will decide whether the state will begin requiring residents ...
Florida Prisoner Bill of Rights Faces House Subcommittee Hurdle, Again
Legislators are weighing a proposal to establish a bill of rights for people in ...
Georgia Prisons Are Deadlier Than Ever. One Reason? We’re Starving.
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is once again on track to surpass the ...
Battle Over Prison Phone Call Costs Heads to Court, FCC Teases New Vote
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing for an October vote that the agency ...
“Georgia Survivor Justice Act” Defies the Tyranny of Mandatory Minimums
The state of Georgia is not known for passing legislation that can actually reduce ...
Prison Budgets Keep Growing, Yet They Keep Giving Us Used Underwear
As of July the state of Georgia is in Fiscal Year 2026, for which ...
Legal Battle Emerges as ICE Denies Bail to All Undocumented Immigrants
Immigrant rights activists are fighting back against a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...
If Prisons Are Meant for Rehabilitation, Stop Transferring Us All the Time
Decades ago when he first entered Georgia Department of Corrections custody, D* used to ...
For Wrongful Convictions, Tennessee Slowly Builds a Pathway Out of Prison
In November 2007, 24-year-old Adam Braseel was convicted of multiple charges including first-degree murder, ...
