Prisons
Coronavirus threatens to spread ‘like wildfire’ through U.S. prisons
April 10, 2020Rights advocates say that unless the prison population is drastically reduced the contagion will get out to the general public.
Read moreCalifornia, facing COVID-19, moves to release “low-risk” inmates
April 7, 2020Efforts are intensifying to secure the release of inmates nearing the end of their sentences, serving terms for nonviolent offenses, or at high risk for the virus because of age and/or health status.
Read moreMore rehabilitation, less incarceration: How about votes for inmates?
October 16, 2019They know better than most that while there are some truly violent people that deserve incarceration, the vast majority need a hand up, not another shackle of more debt, a bad record, a bleaker future.
Read moreSan Jose churches and synagogues get set to fight racist mass incarceration
September 23, 2019The workshop was led by Sophia Jackson, a candidate for ordination as a minister who knows the criminal "justice" system inside out—literally. She was incarcerated for eight years.
Read morePrison documentary Stateville Calling: What if rehabilitation was a human right?
September 4, 2019The hour-long documentary follows the current battle to pass legislation reinstating parole in Illinois, which the state hasn’t had since 1978.
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