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Impact of Having an Incarcerated Parent Lasts a Lifetime—and May Shorten It, Study Says
A recent study of the impact of parental incarceration on children in the…
Jan 23, 2018
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Alaska Moves to Eliminate Cash Bail
The State of Alaska moved this year to eliminate cash bail and implement a…
Jan 18, 2018
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Cuomo Outlines Plans to Bring ‘More Perfect Justice’ to New York
Accused of stealing a backpack, 16-year-old Kalief Browder spent three years…
Jan 16, 2018
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Tougher Drug Law Enforcement Does Not Increase Public Safety
Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo yesterday reversing an Obama-era…
Jan 05, 2018
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While Announcing Landmark Reforms, Cuomo Highlights Further Need for Justice Reform Across New York State
Across New York, momentum is building to end mass incarceration. Yesterday,…
Jan 04, 2018
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Momentum Builds in 2017 to Reduce the Use of Solitary Confinement
In a year that many were concerned would bring a more punitive approach to…
Dec 20, 2017
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The Question of Guardianship: How the Elderly Lose Their Rights
An October 2017 article in the New Yorker, “How the Elderly Lose Their Rights,”…
Nov 27, 2017
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Large Cities Drive Nationwide Jail Population Decline; Jails in Most Rural Counties Still Growing
After more than four decades of continuous growth, the U.S. jail population has…
Nov 10, 2017
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Getting to 5,000: New Tracking App Helps Keep Tabs on the New York City Jail Population
On any given day, about 9,200 men and women are held in New York City’s…
Nov 07, 2017
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More States Are Restoring Voting Rights for Formerly Incarcerated People, and That’s a Very Good Thing
Update January 23, 2018: Today, the State of Florida—one of the most…
Nov 06, 2017