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10 Nov Civil Rights Groups Want White House Clemency For More Prisoners Released in Pandemic

Posted at 12:14h in Reuters

10 Nov Record Could Cost Jason Mariner Florida GOP Primary Win

Posted at 11:46h in How to Justice

10 Nov First Step Implementation Act Aims To Fix First Step Act Problems

Posted at 08:30h in Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Ending Mass Incarceration

The First Step Implementation Act aims to fix several problems with the First Step Act that became law in 2018. But does it do enough?

09 Nov Police Chief Takes Vacation Time To Serve Prison Sentence

Posted at 12:13h in How to Justice

09 Nov New Judiciary Sentencing Information Tool has Flaws

Posted at 11:52h in Interrogating Justice

The U.S. Sentencing Commission introduced a Judiciary Sentencing INformation platform (JSIN) — a sentencing data tool that provides judges, defense lawyers and the public with online access to limited national sentencing data. However, JSIN isn't perfect and has many flaws.

09 Nov Grades to Parole Release System of All U.S. States shows Disparity in Treatment

Posted at 11:20h in Interrogating Justice

A Prison Policy Initiative's grading report on the Parole Release system speaks a lot about how the treatment towards incarcerated people changes in different states.

08 Nov SCOTUS Petitions Raise “Stacking” Issues Under First Step Act

Posted at 12:46h in Interrogating Justice

Two new SCOTUS petitions raise "stacking" issues under the First Step Act that could impact compassionate releases as well.

08 Nov Official: Prisons Should Be ‘Training Centers’ Not Punitive

Posted at 11:49h in The AP

06 Nov NYC Mayor Takes Steps to Make New York City Jail Conditions Worse

Posted at 08:30h in Ending Mass Incarceration, Governmental Accountability

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio committed to improve conditions in the City's jails several years ago. If anything, they've gotten worse.

05 Nov Democrats press Bureau of Prisons director over staffing shortages

Posted at 11:13h in The Hill