A patchwork of statutes and administrative choices limits access to the food assistance program SNAP for some people on probation. …
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America’s Graying Prisons: The Tug-of-War Between Safety, Compassion, and Cost
The Big Picture America’s prisons are getting older, fast. And that’s forcing states into an uncomfortable question: What do you …
Who Is Restitution Really Helping?
Instead of focusing on repair, it often acts as another layer of punishment.
Cancer in Confinement
by Dorothy Maraglino, Prison Journalism Project February 11, 2026 In 2021, writer Dorothy Maraglino’s friend Lynette Demello felt a pain …
Wayne State University In Michigan Launches Prison Education Program
from InsideHigherEd Starting this fall, two dozen Macomb Correctional Facility inmates will be eligible to earn a bachelor’s degree in …
Mandatory Minimum Sentences Drive Mass Incarceration, Racial Disparities
from Vanguard Extensive national research has shown that mandatory minimum sentences have failed to reduce crime and have instead driven …
Father-daughter dance inside notorious prison changes lives of incarcerated men
from InsideTimes Angola maximum-security prison is one of America’s grimmest lock-ups, where prisoners – mostly Black – pick cotton for …
Trauma and Incarceration: The Need for Healing Approaches
from Stand Together Kimini Randall recalled that when he was 8, his mother took him to a drug house …
34 criminal legal system reforms that can win in 2026
We offer our yearly list of impactful reforms that can – and have – succeeded in state legislatures, including links …
As Female Arrest Rates Rise Sharply, National Commission Advocates for Specialized Justice Approaches
from counciloncj.org Led by former AG Loretta Lynch, and advised by Oklahoma First Lady Sarah Stitt, CCJ panel releases strategic …