Prison Reform
Prison Reform
Prison Reform
Incarceration Rates for Black Americans Decline
Nov 1, 2023 Reform efforts have clearly helped but the imprisonment rate among Black people remains the highest, and researchers say political trends may put progress in "jeopardy."
Women
California’s Broken Promises to Survivors of Forced Sterilization
Sep 6, 2023 The state has only approved compensation to 101 people, though hundreds more are believed to be eligible. The deadline to apply comes this December.
Opinion
Reversing the Devastating Impacts of Cannabis Criminalization
Jun 22, 2023 We need to end the prison sentences of everyone with nonviolent cannabis charges—they never should have been incarcerated in the first place.
Truthdiggers
Jason Walker: A Muckraker on the Inside
May 18, 2023 Incarcerated for 15 years, he has been risking his life to report on conditions in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, from his cell.
Ear to the Ground
The Fight to Stop Cop City
Mar 13, 2023 This Tuesday, March 14, Haymarket Books hosts a discussion with four scholar-activists of the carceral state to discuss the movement to Stop Cop City in Georgia’s Weelaunee Forest.
Prison Reform
Why Did a Man Starve to Death in an Arkansas Jail?
Jan 16, 2023 Because of multiple broken systems.
California’s Failed Prison Reform Is Killing Inmates
Apr 29, 2019 The Golden State's sweeping 2011 prison downsizing and criminal justice reforms have led to a sharp increase in inmate deaths at county jails.
Creating a Crucial Path Forward After Prison
Apr 13, 2019 After every system failed her, Susan Burton became the helping hand she and so many other formerly incarcerated women needed.
Trump Says He’s Eager to Sign Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bill
Dec 19, 2018 The sweeping legislation would give judges more discretion when sentencing some drug offenders and would boost prisoner rehabilitation efforts.
How America Came to Have the World’s Biggest Prison Population
Sep 28, 2018 In this week's episode, Japanese-American public defender Jeff Adachi tells how his family's past affects his present and reveals why he withdrew his support of California's new bail law.
