Prison reform can help many inmates prepare for life outside prison instead of just punishing them. The approach allows them to learn new skills and ways to cope with life's ups and downs. Reform can ...
In 2004, I arrived at Wende Correctional Facility to serve a sentence of 65 years to life for murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. I was only 17 at the time of my arrest, but the ...
To the Editor: According to prison policy initiative researchers Wendy Sawyer and Peter Wagner, “1 in 4 people who go to jail will be arrested again within the same year — often those dealing with ...
Californians are voting this election on Proposition 6, which prioritizes public safety, rehabilitation and our limited taxpayer resources over prison slave labor. Proposition 6 amends the state ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – New York Republicans and the Rochester Police Locust Club have criticized Democrats over a new bill they say prioritizes prisoners over public safety. One bill, sponsored by ...
Sac DA: Ending forced prison labor is a step toward real rehabilitation, safer communities | Opinion
Correction officers escort an inmate to his at California State Prison, Sacramento in March. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./pkitagaki@sacbee.com) As Sacramento County’s district attorney, I’ve dedicated my career ...
Today’s prisons often resemble medieval “oubliettes”, in which offenders are locked up to punish them for their actions and to protect society. Research shows this approach can worsen, rather than ...
After spending decades as a Texas prison inmate, Arnulfo Ayala flinched last month when a captain at the newly reopened Bartlett Unit extended an arm to shake the confessed killer’s hand. The ...
For Joseph, locked inside Menard Correctional Center, it sounds like “peace and quiet and not hearing keys jingle all day.” For Carrie, in Logan women’s prison, it’s gratitude for “rain falling on my ...
Corrections officers spend a disproportionate amount of time on administrative tasks rather than helping prisoners in ways that improve outcomes. AI is one tool to help, but it must be implemented ...
If the government is unwilling to reinstate corporal punishment and village by-laws, it would be better for them to expand the Naboro Prison and estab ...
BARTLETT, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. After spending decades as a Texas prison inmate, Arnulfo Ayala ...
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