25 Feb How the Death Penalty Is a COVID-19 Superspreader Posted at 08:45h in Death Sentences Share The Trump administration's use of the death penalty turned into COVID-19 superspreader events. Read More
19 Feb Prison Visits During COVID-19 Create Significant Problem in Containing Pandemic Posted at 14:05h in Prisons Share Prison visits during COVID-19 are complicating efforts to reduce the virus' spread. Read More
11 Feb Supreme Court at Odds After Slew of Executions During COVID-19 Pandemic Posted at 14:00h in Death Sentences Share Dozens of appeals were prompted by the executions during COVID-19. Read More
26 Jan How Covid-19 Spread in the U.S. Prison System Posted at 10:29h in Ending Mass Incarceration, Prisons Share The COVID-19 spread in the US prison system has been largely uncontrolled. Will things change in 2021 with new leadership? Read More
26 Jan Unclear Biden Path for Prisons During COVID-19 Posted at 09:00h in Ending Mass Incarceration, Prisons Share The Biden Administration campaigned on addressing the COVID-19 spread in the United States. Whether his proposal will do enough is unclear. Read More
27 Aug Prison Labor: A Billion-Dollar Industry Paying Cents On The Dollar Posted at 08:00h in Ending Mass Incarceration, internal Share Slavery is legal in the U.S. But, instead of calling it slavery, we call it prison labor. And, for some, forced prison labor is a good thing. Read More
24 Aug Migrant Detention Camps in 2022 Posted at 17:00h in Ending Mass Incarceration, Governmental Accountability Share After making broad campaign promises about immigration, the number of immigrants in migrant detention camps in the U.S. in 2022 has gone up. Read More
19 Jul Lock ‘Em Up, Throw Away The Key And … Now What? Posted at 09:00h in Ending Mass Incarceration, Governmental Accountability Share The "lock 'em up" mentality has overwhelmed the United States for decades. As a result, we have lots of overcrowding. But what else? Read More
04 Jul Home Confinement: An Effective, Inexpensive & Underused Solution Posted at 12:48h in Challenges After Release, Ending Mass Incarceration, Fairness in Sentencing Share The BOP safely moved nearly 5,000 people to home confinement during the pandemic because of the CARES Act and saved a lot. Why stop now? Read More
28 Jun It’s Not The Ritz: Attitudes About Prison Conditions In America Posted at 11:37h in Ending Mass Incarceration, Fairness in Sentencing Share Discussions about prison conditions are in the media now more than ever. But, for the most part, they haven't led to any action. Why? Read More