In 2017, at the American Society of Criminology’s annual conference in Philadelphia, then-President James P. Lynch gave a speech about…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declined to pursue decarceration for the Rikers Island jail complex at a press…
A District Court judge has issued a preliminary injunction to ensure that a 35-year-old Watertown, New York, resident can continue…
On February 25, a Washington Supreme Court ruling—commonly known as the Blake decision—effectively decriminalized drug possession in the state. Lawmakers…
Jerome Maynor, 71-year-old Black man with opioid use disorder (OUD), was prescribed methadone. His medication was working for him and…
Nearly 13 months since the first coronavirus relief bill was signed and nearly three months since the inauguration of a…
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against Jefferson County in…
New York is on the verge of significantly restricting its use of solitary confinement in prisons and jails. The state…
Connecticut holds the dismal distinction of being the state with the most expensive prison phone calls in the country. But…
When LaToyia Walker was sent to Texas Lockhart Correctional Facility in 2017, her grandmother would scribble short notes on pre-written…