15 Jul State Incarceration Trends: Where Do These People Come From?
In the United States, state incarceration trends are different than you think. But the narratives around them stay the same.
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04 Jul Home Confinement: An Effective, Inexpensive & Underused Solution
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?
28 Jun It’s Not The Ritz: Attitudes About Prison Conditions In America
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?
13 Jun BOP Book Deal at FCI McCreary Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
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in Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Fairness in Sentencing, Governmental Accountability, Prisons
In prisons and jails across the U.S., the BOP and other officials are routinely giving out an exclusive book deal to certain companies. Why?
02 Jun BOP Finally Faces Court Pushback on First Step Act Implementation
The First Step Act implementation by the BOP has been slow and contrary to the law itself. A federal judge in Tennessee finally said as much.
18 May Mental Health and Incarceration in America
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in Decriminalizing Mental Illness, Ending Mass Incarceration, Fairness in Sentencing
The relationship between mental health and incarceration is a complicated one, and it's one that's failing in the justice system.
05 May Pandemic Relief Fraud Prosecutors (Part Two)
The allegations of fraud with respect to pandemic relief continue to grow, and this has led to even more prosecutors taking on cases.
23 Apr Melissa Lucio lost everything. So did I.
Melissa Lucio is just days away from being executed for a crime that likely never happened. I know exactly what that feels like.
20 Apr Pandemic Fraud In America
In some ways, PPP loans saved business across the U.S. But the pandemic fraud in America is growing more and more out of control everyday.
01 Apr Double Jeopardy for Jussie Smollett Explained
Jussie Smollett is appealing his heavily covered conviction and sentence, arguing that they violate his right against double jeopardy.