Prison Reform
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The Week Unwrapped: Should we send fewer women to prison?Podcast Plus will fungi get their own kingdom, and what is Meta doing with facial recognition?
By The Week Staff Published
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The countries that could solve the UK prisons crisisThe Explainer Britain's jails are at breaking point, and ministers are looking overseas for solutions
By Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, The Week UK Published
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'Their pathways into the system differ from those of men'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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DOJ investigates Tennessee's largest prisonSpeed Read Federal authorities are looking into reports of substantial violence and sexual abuse at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Can Starmer's plan solve the prisons crisis?Today's Big Question Releasing inmates early is 'least worst option' to tackle overcrowding, but critics say it puts public at risk
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Congress OKs greater prisons oversightSpeed 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 prisonsUnder 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 allegesSpeed Read
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Conditions at Guantanamo Bay inhumane and cruel, UN investigator saysSpeed Read
By Theara Coleman, The Week US 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, The Week US Published
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DOJ says over a quarter of Lousiana's state inmates held beyond their release dateSpeed Read
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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How prison reform fared in the midtermsSpeed Read Five states voted on whether to amend language in their laws that permit forced labor as a criminal punishment
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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'A Christmas miracle': DOJ overturns prior memo, allowing prisoners transferred home during COVID to stay thereSpeed Read
By Brigid Kennedy Published
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The American prison system is the haunted house of tomorrowTalking Point
By Jeva Lange Published
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