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…
As a winter storm battered Texas, 4.5 million people lost power. A humanitarian crisis mounted across the state, as residents…
In July 2020, the federal government shocked activists and advocate by resurrecting the death penalty. After 17 years without federal…
The Washington State Reformatory (WSR), where I’ve been incarcerated for the past three years, is a prison unit within the…