Image courtesy of NCO Journal via Wikimedia Commons. 07 Feb Pell Grant Funding & Higher Education in Prison: The Benefits Posted at 12:00h in Challenges After Release, Emphasizing Rehabilitation Share With Pell Grant funding set to resume for incarcerated people, the benefits of higher education in prison are as clear as ever. Read More
23 Dec The BOP Wins … As A Matter Of Law Posted at 14:14h in Fairness in Sentencing, Governmental Accountability Share Implementation of First Step Act Time credits by the BOP has been a mess, but some courts still treat everything it says as true. 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
27 Jun Rikers Plan Creates Obstacles for Women, Transgender Detainees Posted at 10:00h in Governmental Accountability Share New York officials are trying to fix the crisis at Rikers Island, but women and transgender detainees are suffering in the process. Read More
07 Jun Improving Access to Mental Health Support in Federal Prisons Posted at 09:53h in Decriminalizing Mental Illness, Prisons Share The BOP puts an emphasis on mental health in its program statements, but the reality in federal prisons is far different. Read More
18 May Mental Health and Incarceration in America Posted at 10:00h in Decriminalizing Mental Illness, Ending Mass Incarceration, Fairness in Sentencing Share The relationship between mental health and incarceration is a complicated one, and it's one that's failing in the justice system. Read More