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The State of Prisons
Prison reform received national attention and became a rare focus of bipartisan action as a group of congressional Republicans and Democrats coalesced in a year-end push to pass the FIRST STEP Act, which President Trump signed into law in December.[]FIRST STEP...
The State of Prisons
With the White House and Department of Justice following a “tough on crime” path, state leaders are now largely on their own in the effort to make prisons smaller, safer, and more successful at preparing incarcerated people for reentry into communities.
State Prisons Die Hard
Elderly Inmates Burden State Prisons
Incarceration in Local Jails and State Prisons
At least 23 states spend less on prisons
Ending de facto debtors’ prisons in the United States
John and Sam were trapped in a vicious cycle of incarceration. When money was scarce, John would make Sam’s court payment instead of his own so she could stay out of jail and care for their child. It was a heartbreaking choice that he made more than once. John...
Vaccine Hesitancy Among Guards and Inmates Could Threaten State Prisons
College Classes Get a Boost at New York State Prisons
How New York State Let Covid-19 Run Rampant in Prisons
FCC lowers rates for interstate phone calls from jails and prisons
Lee G. Petro, lead attorney from Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on a groundbreaking case on prison phone call rates, sat down with the Family Justice Program to discuss the implications of a recent ruling by the Federal Communications Commission that dramatica...