April 23, 2017 USA: how "schools not prisons" became a favorite rallying cry for criminal justice reformers News United States A bill winding its way through the Legislature proposes a creative way to fund early childhood education: imposing a tax on companies that do business with California’s prison systems.
April 21, 2017 United States: the price of justice doesn't cover the bills News North America United States The money cities generate from bail bonds and conviction fines and fees is not enough to be relied upon.
April 20, 2017 United States: state prisons putting emphasis on rehabilitation and education News North America United States As California prison officials shift toward inmate programs centered on rehabilitation and education, they are evaluating new regulations for awarding time credits for good behavior and reaching milestones.
April 19, 2017 United States: prisons and jails are forcing inmates to pay a small fortune just to see a doctor News North America Health United States The fees are designed to discourage inmates from seeking care, which could have dangerous consequences.
April 18, 2017 United States: does solitary confinement make inmates more likely to reoffend? News North America Discipline United States As a teenager, Adam Brulotte relished the attention he received from getting into fights at parties. When he was 18 years old, he was arrested for burglary and aggravated assault after punching a man and breaking his jaw in seven places.
April 18, 2017 United States: after solitary News Discipline United States When Kenny Moore was convicted of aggravated assault, burglary and theft and sent to Maine State Prison at age 18, he expected to serve an 18-month sentence. But after a series of fights and disruptive behavior, he was sent to solitary confinement, where his disruptive behavior only worsened. All i…
April 17, 2017 United States: innovative prison programs boost opportunities for female inmates News North America Women United States For five years, inmates haven’t even had the opportunity to obtain high school equivalency diplomas at the Lackawanna County Prison in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The GED program was scrapped during a county budgeting crisis in 2012 and has yet to be reinstated.
April 13, 2017 United States : des prisonniers bidouillent des PC et piratent le réseau de la prison News United States This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 11, 2017 United States: official says hunger strike over at South Mississippi prison News North America United States The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced Tuesday that a hunger strike at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution at Leakesville has ended, as the prison system continues to push a crackdown on contraband there and elsewhere.
April 10, 2017 United States: New York raises age of criminal responsibility in 'lightning rod' reform News North America United States Polarizing bill approved in state budget to stop charging 16- and 17-year-olds as adults, sparing teens of criminal records: ‘I lost some years of my life back there’
April 6, 2017 United States: Moore v. Texas: US Supreme Court enforces constitutional prohibition against executing intellectually disabled defendants News North America Death penalty United States A recent Supreme Court judgment in the US is being hailed as a triumph by death penalty abolition advocates.
April 4, 2017 United States: LGBT youth are disproportionately in jail News North America United States A disproportionate number of queer youth, particular lesbians and bisexual girls, end up in jail or prison in the United States, according to a study released today by researchers at UCLA. Worse, those youth are considerably more likely to be raped during their time in custody.
April 2, 2017 USA: no license plates here, using art to transcend prison walls News Culture United States More than most artists, the men who gather twice a week for mural class in the B Facility are accustomed to darkness. But the scene they are creating — a tropical rain forest — requires color and light, elements in short supply at Salinas Valley State Prison. “I don’t have much of a legacy,” Jeffre…
March 31, 2017 USA: Rikers Island, la prison où fut détenu DSK, bientôt fermée News United States This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
March 28, 2017 United States : le Texas sous-évalue les handicaps mentaux pour condamner à mort News Violence United States This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
March 22, 2017 USA: how prison visitation cuts devastate families News Social ties United States Buried in the New York state budget is a proposal to cut weekday visits for over 20,000 inmates. For families of incarcerated people, this could mean barely having any real contact with their loved ones.
February 27, 2017 USA: private prison deprived inmates of heat and hot water for months, lawmaker finds News Material conditions United States The 284 women housed in C-dorm at Gadsden Correctional Institution in Quincy lived for months without hot water or heat, faced flooded bathrooms daily and endured water rations when the septic tanks were jammed with food waste.
February 20, 2017 Shaken - Tonia Miller's story Testimonial Women United States Eighteen-year-old Tonia Miller was accused of shaking her baby to death. Listen to Life of the Law’s episode.
February 14, 2017 Even in Texas, mass imprisonment is going out of style News United States In an era of what seems like unprecedented polarization and rancor, this idea has bipartisan support. The Koch brothers and Black Lives Matter agree. The American Civil Liberties Union and the American Conservative Union Foundation agree. Bernie Sanders and Newt Gingrich agree.
February 12, 2017 USA: Guantánamo prison chief says he has no say in Trump policy News United States The prison commander said Sunday he has neither seen nor wants a say on any coming Trump administration executive order that will drive policy on law of war detention here. “Nobody’s asked for my opinion,” Rear Adm. Peter J. Clarke said at a news conference. A reporter asked the 16th commander of t…
February 5, 2017 États-Unis : Washington renonce aux prisons secrètes News United States This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
February 5, 2017 USA: Trump's executive orders could drastically expand family detention centers News Death penalty United States To hear President Donald Trump and his advisors talk about the US southern border, a person would get the impression that the Obama administration had rolled out the red carpet to welcome anyone and everyone who wanted to enter the country. Echoing a statement Trump made often on the campaign trail…
February 1, 2017 USA : Donald Trump nomme Neil Gorsuch comme juge à la Cour suprême, un conservateur qui va plaire aux pro-peine de mort News Violence United States This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 31, 2017 United States: number of U.S. prisoners serving life sentences has quadrupled News North America Long-term prisoners United States The number of U.S. prisoners serving life sentences has more than quadrupled over the past three decades, and those eligible for parole are waiting longer to be released, according to a report released Tuesday.