Tag: prisons
Hundreds of WA Drug-War Prisoners Can Be Freed. We’re Still Waiting.
On February 25, a Washington Supreme Court ruling—commonly known as the Blake decision—effectively decriminalized ...
Initiative Aims to Increase Methadone, Bupe Access in Pennsylvania Jails
Jerome Maynor, 71-year-old Black man with opioid use disorder (OUD), was prescribed methadone. His ...
A Year Into COVID, Prisoners Still in the Dark About Stimulus Checks
Nearly 13 months since the first coronavirus relief bill was signed and nearly three ...
Exclusive: ACLU Sues NY County Over Methadone Access in Prison
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed ...
New York Poised to Significantly Restrict Use of Solitary Confinement
New York is on the verge of significantly restricting its use of solitary confinement ...
Will Connecticut Be the First State to Make Prison Phone Calls Free?
Connecticut holds the dismal distinction of being the state with the most expensive prison ...
“Extreme and Detrimental”—Texas Prisons’ Crackdown on Greeting Cards
When LaToyia Walker was sent to Texas Lockhart Correctional Facility in 2017, her grandmother ...
In Texas Prisons, Horror Stories Emerge From Catastrophic Blackout
As a winter storm battered Texas, 4.5 million people lost power. A humanitarian crisis ...
The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty in the US
In July 2020, the federal government shocked activists and advocate by resurrecting the death ...
Our Outdated Washington Prison Leaves Us Vulnerable to Climate and COVID
The Washington State Reformatory (WSR), where I’ve been incarcerated for the past three years, ...
