U.S. Supreme Court declines to expand crack cocaine reforms
Inmates won't get sentence reduction under the First Step Act By Lawrence Hurley Mon, June 14, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that potentially hundreds of low-level crack cocaine offenders cannot benefit under a 2018 federal law that...
Ex-Prisoners Are Revealing All The Things Hollywood Gets Wrong About Prison, And It's Legit Fascinating
"Dropping the soap will not get you rampantly taken from behind." by Stephen LaConte - BuzzFeed People who have been incarcerated are sharing what movies get wrong about prisons and jails — and it's a fascinating perspective that you don't often get to hear....
New York City to end solitary confinement in its jails
June 8, 2021 By Kristina Sgueglia and Kelly McCleary, CNN The New York City Board of Correction voted unanimously Tuesday to end solitary confinement in city jails, according to a statement from Mayor Bill de Blasio's office. The vote by the independent oversight board for...
The prison phone kickback game
May 20, 2021 By Margaret Harding McGill - Axios Media Incarcerated people and their families pay high rates to talk by phone in part because the deals phone companies cut with prisons and jails drive the prices up — and the Federal Communications Commission is looking to lower...
NFL Players Coalition earns big win on election night in Florida with Amendment 4
Florida voters approve amendment to restore right to vote for felons who have served their time
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Costly Calls: Shelby County makes $1 million from jail phones amid national reforms
Mob Boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger Beaten to Death With ‘Lock-in-a-Sock’
James 'Whitey' Bulger, Boston Mob Kingpin, Killed In Federal Prison
Phone-calls case frees woman from federal prison
Florida Has Evacuated Nearly 3,000 Inmates From Prisons Damaged By Hurricane Michael
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