Prison Reform
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Congress OKs greater prisons oversight
Speed Reads The legislation came after reporting from The Associated Press exposed corruption in the prison system
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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It's not just schools — book banning is also increasing in prisons
Under the Radar A new report found everything from cookbooks to self-help books are being removed from prisons
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Children face solitary confinement in Illinois jail, ACLU alleges
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By Justin Klawans Published
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Conditions at Guantanamo Bay inhumane and cruel, UN investigator says
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By Theara Coleman Published
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Will prison radicalize Jan. 6 rioters?
Speed Read Hundreds of rioters have been sentenced to years behind bars. Will the American prison system only radicalize them even more?
By Rafi Schwartz Published
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DOJ says over a quarter of Lousiana's state inmates held beyond their release date
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By Theara Coleman Published
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How prison reform fared in the midterms
Speed Read Five states voted on whether to amend language in their laws that permit forced labor as a criminal punishment
By Theara Coleman Published
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'A Christmas miracle': DOJ overturns prior memo, allowing prisoners transferred home during COVID to stay there
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By Brigid Kennedy Published
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The American prison system is the haunted house of tomorrow
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By Jeva Lange Published
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Brutal gang war inside Ecuador prison leaves at least 116 inmates dead, 5 of them beheaded
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By Peter Weber Published
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The pandemic home confinement experiment was a huge success
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By Bonnie Kristian Published
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John Oliver rebukes Texas, other states for 'cooking prisoners to death'
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By Peter Weber Published
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U.S. jails may have failed to stop inmate suicides, report finds
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By Tim O'Donnell Published
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A can of tuna costs three times an immigrant's daily salary at a California ICE lockup
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By Marianne Dodson Published
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