22 Mar Prison Gerrymandering Is The Modern Day Three-Fifths Compromise Posted at 12:40h in Ending Mass Incarceration Share The 14th Amendment officially ended the abhorrent "three-fifths compromise." But some say it lives on in the form of prison gerrymandering. Read More
18 Mar Virginia Becomes Latest State to Ban the So-Called ‘Gay Trans Panic Defense’ Posted at 17:09h in Ending Mass Incarceration Share Lawmakers in Virginia recently passed a bill that would eliminate the gay trans panic defense, joining renewed efforts for a nationwide ban. Read More
10 Mar The Line Between Prison Strip-Frisk Searches and Assault Should be Thin Posted at 11:46h in Prisons Share Strip-frisk searches, while technically legal, would register as sexual assault anywhere but prison. Some prisoners are calling for change. Read More
