Prison is a trauma-producing institution that does nothing to prevent those who have used violence from doing so again. From Truthout: …

From The Sentencing Project: read the full report  

From The Marshall Report: Promise Stewart and Santonio Ford met 18 years ago, on a prison bus headed to a halfway …

For decades, the federal government used its grant-making power to spur states to incarcerate more people and to impose longer …

Imprisoning parents hurts children. It increases children’s likelihood of special education placement, being held back in school, or dropping out …

Between 2000 (the peak year) and 2020, the number of youth held in juvenile justice facilities on a typical day …

A new report details how plea bargaining can hurt defendants and warps the justice system. David McGarry Reason.com A new …

Justice-involved people have higher rates of physical and mental health problems, from hypertension to asthma, cancer, infectious diseases and substance use disorders. Once released from jail or prison, they lose medications for such conditions, and reestablishing prescriptions, supportive care and health coverage is a slow and frustrating process.
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The majority of Americans who cannot vote due to a felony conviction – three out of every four – are living in our communities completing felony probation or parole. These individuals are working and paying taxes. They are caregivers. They raise children.
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Second Chance Month is a time to raise awareness of the many barriers faced by millions of Americans with criminal records and unlock opportunities for them to contribute positively to society.
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