Decades ago when he first entered Georgia Department of Corrections custody, D* used to look forward to transfers. Prisoners with…
Fourteen years ago, Mateo* was in a Tennessee county jail waiting to be processed into the prison system when he…
In November 2007, 24-year-old Adam Braseel was convicted of multiple charges including first-degree murder, and sentenced to life with the…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has temporarily waived the deadline for correctional telecommunications providers to implement the regulations poised to…
The United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) has released a report on sentencing for contraband violations in federal prisons between 2019…
Back before the COVID-19 pandemic when the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) still had corrections officers, the first shift would…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released new guidance for making medications for opioid use disorder…
In Nebraska, where state prisons are often at 140-percent capacity, the legislature is considering a bill pertaining to “double-bunking,” AKA…
Recently one of our prison’s library clerks, Polo*, remarked in passing that the Georgia Department of Corrections prison system was…
Harm reduction efforts outside prison often involve lawyers and other experts identifying policy that is weak from more than one…