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Former Prisoner Informant Appointed Deputy Director of BOP by On June 5, 2025, Pres. Donald J. Trump (R) tapped Tennessee businessman Joshua J. Smith, 50, to serve as Deputy Director of the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Smith, whom Trump pardoned in his first term, is the first former prisoner …
Article • February 15, 2025 • from PLN February, 2025
Filed under: Prison Reform, Bail, Bail Bonds
Cuyahoga County Judges Vowed to Reform the Bail System. Here’s What Happened. by Ilica Mahajan, Rachel Dissell by Ilica Mahajan and Rachel Dissell Court officials informally changed their bail-setting practices for felony cases. Now, fewer people have to pay to get out of jail, a Marshall Project analysis shows. I …
PPI Releases 10th Anniversary Report on Mass Incarceration in the U.S. by On March 14, 2024, the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI), a Massachusetts-­based non-­profit known for its data-­driven research on criminal justice, published its 10th annual report detailing how many people are locked up in the U.S. among all the …
Article • September 15, 2024 • from PLN September, 2024
Telecom Firms Shift Revenue Streams in Response to Prison Phone Reforms by As the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held an information-­gathering hearing on April 24, 2024, about a proposed rule regarding so-­called “junk fees,” prisoners are set to get left behind. The problem mushroomed once more governments moved to make …
Article • September 15, 2024 • from PLN September, 2024
D.C. Jail Watchdog Uncovers Alarming Solitary Confinement Practices by A report by the District of Columbia Council for Court Excellence (CCE) released on March 14, 2024, revealed troubling details about solitary confinement in the D.C. Jail, including overly long stays in isolation and refusal by the city Department of Corrections …
Missouri DOC Models Re-entry Program on Norwegian Prisons by Dressed in maroon shirts—not prison jumpsuits—three prisoners joined the “Dynamo” program at Missouri’s Northeast Correctional Center in November 2023. That brought total enrollment to 17 since the state Department of Correction (DOC) launched the initiative in April 2023, modeling it after …
Predatory Probation Still Alive in Georgia, Other States by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a January 2022 report by the Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC), a national hub for the movement to reform criminal justice fines and fees, researchers documented the costs of private probation and found …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Voters in Four States Change Constitution to Ban Prison Slavery by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders The November 2022 elections did more than send new faces to Congress and statehouses around the country. They also saw historic ballot measures passed to change the constitutions in four states. Voters in Alabama, …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Filed under: Prison Reform
Ecuador’s Prison System in Catastrophic Crisis by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon After a riot in Ecuador’s El Turi prison left 20 prisoners dead on April 4, 2022, Interior Minister Patricio Castillo responded with a vow to “drain the cesspit” that his nation’s prisons have become. But how exactly? Castillo …
Article • December 1, 2021 • from PLN December, 2021
Massachusetts Prisons Pledge to End Solitary by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins The Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) surprised many critics with a June 2021 announcement of its intent to eliminate solitary confinement as it currently exists in the state prison system. State Public Safety and Security Secretary Thomas Turco …
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
First Prisoner Elected to Hold Public Office in Washington DC by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Joel Castón, 44, a prisoner of the District of Columbia Jail, may be the first incarcerated elected official in the nation. He won the special election June 15, 2021 for the Ward 7 Advisory …
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
Architects Question Whether Building “More Humane” Prisons is Possible by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen Does more fresh air, sunlight, and space for rehabilitative programs mean a prison or jail is more humane? That’s the question many architects are struggling with as expensive new facilities are built around …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Sen. Warren Investigation Exposes Broken Prison Accreditation System by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Progressive criminal justice reform has been slow to make it into the political mainstream, but one area where it is getting increased traction is around the use of private prisons. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Inspector General Calls California Prison Reform Efforts a $10 Million Failure by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In February 2021, the California Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued its finding that a $10 million effort by the state prison system—to address deficiencies that OIG previously uncovered in reporting staff …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
As Prisoners Die, Washington Officials Resist Reform by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson "If the judge didn’t sentence you to death, the prison doesn’t have a right to provide such poor health care that you die,” Dr. Marc Stern, a health-care expert who has worked for the Washington Department of …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Prison Reform, COVID-19
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Founding of Congressional BOP Reform Caucus by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A Congressional caucus was announced on August 14, 2020 whose purpose is to shed light on management of the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and to bring accountability to decisions made by its …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Innovative Vermont Prison Superintendent’s Demotion for Sexist Language Proves Controversial by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Former Vermont prison Superintendent Ed Adams has found himself the subject of repeated media scrutiny over the last few years, and his story is illustrative of the problems that surround prison reform, public records …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Former Prisoners Are Running for Office In 2020 by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen When those who have been incarcerated run for office, they can speak with authority about prison reform. They bring credibility that others simply can’t. In 2020, more ex-inmates than ever are coming out of …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Alabama Says It Will Reform Prisons, the Nation’s Deadliest by Bill Barton by Bill Barton According to Department of Justice (DOJ) statistics, Alabama’s prisons have the highest homicide rate among U.S. state prison systems, and it appears that rate is continuing to rise. A 2019 DOJ report said, “An excessive …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
The Popularity of YouTube Prison Lifestyle Videos by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso With prison reform a hot topic that has gained nationwide attention over the last decade, prison lifestyle videos on YouTube offer a window into the prison experience for many Americans. Collectively, the four most popular prison …
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