Gov. Kathy Hochul to push for prison reform after death of inmate
Her proposals include a new unit called The Future of Prisons in New York State that would create a strategy for safer ...
Sheriff? Congress? Criminal Justice reformer? Freed Proud Boys leaders have big plans
The four top national leaders of the Proud Boys, convicted for seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6 but now freed by Trump, say ...
'Set up to keep people stuck': Stitt calls for court fee reform to help ex-prisoners
During his State of the State address on Monday, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-Okla.) discussed the issue of burdensome court costs, ...
Reform bills gain momentum as New Yorkers rally for justice, reduced incarceration rates
More than 500 advocates and lawmakers rallied side by side at the Capitol building in Albany Tuesday, asking for the passage ...
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NY corrections commissioner faces ‘no confidence’ vote amid prison turmoil
Union leaders representing New York correction officers issued a vote of “no confidence” for Commissioner Daniel Martuscello ...
Prison pay rates need reform, advocates say
Prisoners' pay rates need to be increased, say reform advocates, who have labelled the current rates of 20 to 60 cents an hour as practically slave labour. The rates have not been touched for 20 years ...
Inmate deaths remain high in Alabama, highlighting urgent need for prison reform
A new HBO documentary set for release later this year exposes the violence inside Alabama prisons using leaked cellphone ...