Prisoner in solitary since Whitey Bulger's murder speaks out: 'I'm an innocent man'
Sean McKinnon told NBC News he doesn’t understand why he’s still being kept in the “hole” two years after the Boston crime boss was killed. By Rich Schapiro March 14, 2021 One of the inmates sent to solitary confinement following the murder of Boston mob boss James “Whitey”...
Restoring Pell Grants—And Possibilities—for Prisoners
March 11, 2021 By Clint Smith - Staff writer at The Atlantic During the winter months, the small classroom smelled of wood and heat. Three rows of desks faced the door, and before class began I would rearrange some of them into a circle. Different shades of forest green hugged...
San Diego County to make inmate phone calls free
The county jails had been charging up to 33 cents a minute for local calls and $2 for voicemail By Kelly Davis March 2, 2021 The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to make phone calls in county-run jails and juvenile detention facilities free....
CDCR reduces cost of telephone calls for inmates
California Signs Six-Year Telecom Contract May 1, 2021 The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Monday that it has reduced the cost of phone calls for inmates after signing a new, six-year telephone service contract. The contract with GTL will...
Florida inmates to lose their legally downloaded music
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Inmates who volunteer to fight California's largest fires denied access to jobs on release
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