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Beatrice Codianni, Managing Editor	January 28, 2020

Ban The Box: Negligent Hiring LSPC Executive Director Dorsey Nunn refutes the myth that "Negligent Hiring" is a viable excuse for not hiring formerly incarcerated people, especially when law enforcement--through abuse & wrongful deaths--never has to check a box, & thus puts more of the public in harm's way. Click here to see the video

If you've ever wondered about what percentage of people in the U.S. are incarcerated, and other ways to measure that number, Prison Policy Initiative gives you the answers...Reentry Central usually doesn't post two articles on the same subject in one week, but we've come across two very disturbing stories on solitary confinement that we feel you won't want to miss...Ban the Box has been touted as an effective way to reduce recidivism, but a new study shows that isn't the case when it comes to black individuals seeking employment after incarceration...What are "shadow prisons," and what makes them so troublesome?...Read more in this week's news! Funding Available for Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2020 Grant funding will be awarded to conduct research and evaluation projects examining a broad range of topics relating to Violence Against Women 01-28-2020 Read More What percent of the U.S. Is incarcerated? (And Other Ways to Measure Mass Incarceration) Nearly one out of every 100 people in the United States is in a prison or jail 01-27-2020 Read More Some of the Most Disturbing Stories of People Held in Solitary Confinement That You Will Ever Read Texas is holding over 680 people in solitary confinement from anywhere between six to thirty years-plus years 01-26-2020 Read More Truthout: Disabled People Are Tortured in Solitary Confinement America holds up to 100,000 people in solitary confinement including people with "Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI)" 01-26-2020 Read More New Study Finds Little Evidence "Ban the Box" Policies Reduce Recidivism for Minorities Study looks at why black formerly incarcerated individuals released in a job market with a BTB policy have a higher rate of recidivism 01-22-2020 Read More A Look into "Shadow Prisons" Privately run Criminal Alien Requirement (CAR) prisons face less scrutiny than federally run immigrant detention centers 01-21-2020 Read More

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