Prison Reform

In These Times
View In: Prison ReformThe formerly incarcerated reporter speaks out on the challenges of prison reporting and her new memoir, Corrections in Ink.

The Appeal
View In: Prison ReformThe post Over-Reliance on Plea Deals is Damaging the Criminal Legal System appeared first on The Appeal.

CovertAction Magazine
View In: Prison ReformU.S. school kids, hospital patients, and prison inmates share food poisoning, while food liquidators boast they turn “trash into treasure.” [This article is the second part of a series on human rights abuse by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and the Miami Federal Detention Center (Miami FDC)...

scheerpost.com
View In: Prison ReformAlmost no pardon applications ever actually make it to the president’s desk if you don’t go gobble gobble. The post John Kiriakou: Pardoning Turkeys Instead of Humans appeared first on scheerpost.com.

Grist
View In: Prison ReformTexas officials claimed that no prisoners have been killed by heat. A new report shows they're wrong.

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Prison Reform“There should be no exceptions to a ban on slavery,” said Democratic U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley following passage of Measure 112 in Oregon.