A shocking investigation reveals that, because no one else would hire them, doctors are treating people in prison resulting in disastrous medical outcomes...Another eye-opening report shows the many collateral consequences of court-imposed community service programs...The Fortune Society's action against a landlord that refused to rent to formerly incarcerated people brought in a $1 million settlement...Suicide is the number one cause of death in Oregon and Washington jails. In the same tracking period prison suicides were at 6 percent compared to 47 percent in those states' jails...And, The Brennan Center offers presidential candidates an agenda for ending mass incarceration...Read more in this week's news!
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An Overview of Court-Ordered Community Service in Los Angeles 11-18-2019 Read More |
Brennan Center for Justice informs candidates how they can transform America's criminal justice system 11-16-2019 Read More
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Illinois is just one state where prison doctors have been accused of deliberate indifference for not providing critical health care to incarcerated people 11-14-2019 Read More |
Settlement 'fires a warning shot' to any landlord in America who automatically refuses to rent to people with criminal justice involvement 11-13-2019 Read More |
During the same tracking period, Northwest prisons suicides were at 6 percent compared to 47 percent in jails 11-12-2019 Read More |
Voters embraced Boudin's offering of 'the most aggressive departure from the status quo' 11-11-2019 Read More |
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