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US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
40 minutes ago

Trump DOJ Announces It's Bringing Back Firing Squads for Executions

The federal government is reviving firing squads, electrocution, and gas as methods of execution for death penalty cases.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Texas court overturns sentence for man on death row for nearly 50 years

The Texas court overturned Clarence Curtis Jordan's death sentence due to his intellectual disabilities and lack of legal representation for decades.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
40 minutes ago

Trump DOJ Announces It's Bringing Back Firing Squads for Executions

The federal government is reviving firing squads, electrocution, and gas as methods of execution for death penalty cases.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Texas court overturns sentence for man on death row for nearly 50 years

The Texas court overturned Clarence Curtis Jordan's death sentence due to his intellectual disabilities and lack of legal representation for decades.
#san-francisco
California
fromMission Local
3 days ago

More and more people are locked up in S.F. jail. Hundreds are booked repeatedly.

San Francisco's crackdown on drug offenses has led to increased arrests, but many individuals continue to cycle in and out of jail without lasting change.
Mission District
fromMission Local
3 days ago

'Tired of living like this': One man's journey from jail to addiction treatment

San Francisco's jail system often releases individuals quickly, limiting access to substance abuse treatment and recovery programs.
Mission District
fromMission Local
2 weeks ago

S.F. probation department's new van hits the streets

The San Francisco probation department's mobile unit aims to assist homeless individuals on probation with essential services and resources.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Teen boy held at young offenders' institute dies

The juvenile from HMP Feltham A, which holds children aged between 15 and 18 who are on remand or have been convicted, died in hospital on Monday.
UK news
#ontario
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago
Canada news

6 mistakenly released inmates still at large, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
Canada news

Ford promises no more improper inmate releases after over 150 let out of Ontario jails | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
Canada news

Ford vows to 'get down to the bottom' of how over 150 inmates were improperly released | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
Canada news

Ford defends jail expansion plan, says not 'building Four Seasons hotels' | CBC News

Ontario plans to build over 6,000 new jail beds by 2050 to address overcrowding and enhance community safety.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
Canada news

Ontario plans to add 6,000 jail beds by 2050 due to overcrowding concerns: FOI documents | CBC News

Ontario plans to add nearly 6,000 jail beds by 2050 to address significant overcrowding issues.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago

6 mistakenly released inmates still at large, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says | CBC News

Six inmates remain at large after being mistakenly released from Ontario's jails, part of a larger issue involving over 150 improper releases since 2021.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
Canada news

Ford promises no more improper inmate releases after over 150 let out of Ontario jails | CBC News

Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Ford vows to 'get down to the bottom' of how over 150 inmates were improperly released | CBC News

Over 150 inmates were improperly released from Ontario jails between 2021 and 2025, prompting government officials to address the issue.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Ford defends jail expansion plan, says not 'building Four Seasons hotels' | CBC News

Ontario plans to build over 6,000 new jail beds by 2050 to address overcrowding and enhance community safety.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Ontario plans to add 6,000 jail beds by 2050 due to overcrowding concerns: FOI documents | CBC News

Ontario plans to add nearly 6,000 jail beds by 2050 to address significant overcrowding issues.
World news
fromIndependent
3 days ago

Inside 'Dubai Central' jail, the 'hell on earth' that Daniel Kinahan is likely being held in after his arrest

Al Awir Central prison in Dubai is notorious for extreme conditions and overcrowding, likened to Alcatraz.
SF parents
fromPitchfork
4 days ago

Tory Lanez Sues California Prison System Over Inmate Stabbing

Tory Lanez is suing the California Department of Corrections for $100 million after being stabbed 16 times by a fellow inmate.
#transgender-rights
NYC LGBT
fromThe Nation
4 days ago

Trump Is Making Federal Prison Even More Dangerous for Transgender Inmates

New directives classify being transgender as a mental health disorder and mandate conversion therapy-like treatment for inmates with gender dysphoria.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 days ago

Appeals court clears path to move trans women into men's prisons despite sexual assault risk

Transgender women inmates may be relocated to men's prisons following a federal appellate court ruling that reverses a lower court's decision.
NYC LGBT
fromThe Nation
4 days ago

Trump Is Making Federal Prison Even More Dangerous for Transgender Inmates

New directives classify being transgender as a mental health disorder and mandate conversion therapy-like treatment for inmates with gender dysphoria.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 days ago

Appeals court clears path to move trans women into men's prisons despite sexual assault risk

Transgender women inmates may be relocated to men's prisons following a federal appellate court ruling that reverses a lower court's decision.
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

Sitting in a jail cell, alone and hopeless, a man's life is suddenly changed

I chose my friends poorly, and your friends have a tendency to rub off on you. And so I started making poor decisions. The next night I made a plan of how to do it, and I did it. And I didn't get caught doing it, [but] I got caught afterwards.
Arts
US politics
fromKqed
1 hour ago

Ice Quietly Opens Another Detention Center in a Former California Prison | KQED

GEO Group opened the Golden State Annex in 2020, promising economic benefits to McFarland while complying with California's legal requirements for immigration detention facilities.
SF politics
fromKqed
1 week ago

Surveillance Footage Sheds Light on Mass Use-of-Force Incident at Women's Prison | KQED

Officers formed a skirmish line in a chow hall, raising concerns about the use of force against incarcerated women.
Arts
fromTruthout
5 days ago

Visuals Help Expose the Realities of Mass Incarceration to a Wider Audience

The Warehouse exhibition transforms understanding of mass incarceration through visual storytelling, making complex issues accessible to a wider audience.
Social justice
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Pennsylvania's Abolitionist Organizers Win Victory Against Mandatory Life Without Parole

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruling overturns mandatory life sentences for felony murder, impacting over a thousand individuals, primarily Black.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Almost 200 prisoners released in error' last year in UK's broken' jail system

Almost 200 prisoners were mistakenly released in England and Wales last year, causing significant strain on police resources.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Biometric checks to be rolled out in prisons after mistaken releases

The findings of an independent review criticized recent mistaken releases as 'simply one symptom of a broken system.' The review was commissioned after Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly freed from an Essex prison in October 2025.
UK news
Washington DC
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

They Had to Clean Solitary Cells. What They Saw Forced Them to Quit.

Solitary confinement work is demoralizing and involves invasive strip searches, contributing to severe mental health issues among incarcerated individuals.
#rikers-island
Brooklyn
fromCity & State NY
3 weeks ago

Where does each borough-based jail project stand?

Rikers Island is set to be replaced by four borough-based jails, but the project is over budget and behind schedule.
New York City
fromGothamist
4 weeks ago

Man dies in custody at Rikers Island jail, officials say

A 39-year-old man died in custody at Rikers Island, prompting calls for accountability and the urgent need to close the facility.
Brooklyn
fromCity & State NY
3 weeks ago

Where does each borough-based jail project stand?

Rikers Island is set to be replaced by four borough-based jails, but the project is over budget and behind schedule.
New York City
fromGothamist
4 weeks ago

Man dies in custody at Rikers Island jail, officials say

A 39-year-old man died in custody at Rikers Island, prompting calls for accountability and the urgent need to close the facility.
SF politics
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities

California's prison reform focuses on expensive new facilities rather than effective rehabilitation, with minimal budget allocation for actual rehabilitation programs.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Treat jailed drug dealers like radical extremists, says prisons watchdog

Jailed drug dealers should be isolated and managed assertively to reduce violence and chaos in prisons.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Guardian view on prisons: sentencing reform has not eased the sense of crisis | Editorial

Prisons in England and Wales face a crisis with high violence, staff shortages, and inadequate reforms, necessitating urgent government action.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 weeks ago

Suspect who murdered Lafayette man with hatchet was in prison for assault in 2020: court records

A suspect with a prior conviction is accused of Lafayette's first homicide in 20 years, leading to increased bail and ongoing investigations.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Prison guard and gang jailed over contraband plot

Jason Thompson, a guard at HMP Isis, was suspended as the Metropolitan Police investigated his involvement in smuggling drugs and contraband into the prison. He was sentenced to four years and six months for conspiracy and misconduct.
UK news
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Sheriff asks federal agency to review L.A. County jail conditions after inmate deaths

Sheriff Robert Luna requested the National Institute of Corrections to review Los Angeles County jail conditions following ten inmate deaths in three months and a lawsuit over unsafe conditions.
Brooklyn
fromGothamist
1 month ago

Screen the guards: Albany ponders prison bills

New York proposes random full-body scanner screening for corrections officers entering state prisons to reduce contraband, while also allowing visitor re-evaluation instead of immediate rejection when scanners detect suspected contraband.
UK politics
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Minister's plan for electronic tagging of prisoners faces fresh delays

Electronic tagging implementation for prisoners has been delayed due to no viable tender responses, marking another setback to Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan's rollout plans.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

California's new war on drugs': thousands arrested, few get treatment, data shows

Proposition 36, a state ballot measure, enacted harsher penalties for minor theft and drug offenses, with proponents pledging the crackdown would lead to mass treatment to keep people alive, out of jail, and off our streets. Case records, however, suggest the state is largely failing to meet the central goal of getting people help and instead conducting mass arrests and incarcerating more people with addiction.
California
fromGothamist
1 month ago

NYC is looking to hire a 'jails czar' to help close Rikers

The high-ranking role comes with a $180,000 to $230,000 salary, the listing states, and "will serve as a trusted advisor to the mayor, first deputy mayor, and the administration's senior leadership on all matters related to the closing of Rikers."
New York City
#prison-reform
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Plan to scrap most short jail terms comes into effect

Most offenders facing up to a year in jail in England and Wales will now likely receive suspended sentences under new reforms.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Plan to scrap most short jail terms comes into effect

Most offenders facing up to a year in jail in England and Wales will now likely receive suspended sentences under new reforms.
#capital-punishment
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

As Ford government vows to keep more criminals 'behind bars,' data shows violence in jails is rising | CBC News

Ontario jail violence is escalating, with staff assaults rising to 11 per 100 inmates in 2025 from 9 in 2024, and inmate-on-inmate assaults reaching 67 per 100 inmates, driven by overcrowding and chronic staff shortages.
Public health
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Safe Drinking Water Is a Basic Human Right That Texas Prisons Fail to Respect

TDCJ supplies unsafe, foul-smelling, over-chlorinated water to incarcerated people, causing health problems, stress, and reliance on unaffordable bottled water.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales at risk of cell fires

The government abandoned its pledge to make all prison cells fire-safe by end of 2027, leaving tens of thousands of prisoners at risk despite knowing for nearly two decades that a quarter of prison places are unsafe.
California
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

Gavin Newsom's law grants parole to pedo with 300-year sentence

A California sex offender convicted of molesting multiple children faces early release under a 2020 law allowing parole for inmates 50+ who served 20+ years, sparking criticism of the elderly parole system.
Austin
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Camp Mystic victim's family asks a Texas judge to prevent the facility from reopening

A Texas judge is hearing arguments on whether Camp Mystic should remain closed during litigation following a catastrophic flood that killed 27 people, with a family seeking an injunction to preserve evidence.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Record number of offenders being recalled to prison in England and Wales

Record offender recalls have surged; many deliberately breach licence terms to return and traffic drugs while early-release rules and overcrowding reduce support and housing.
Education
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Newsom Unveils San Quentin Learning Center in First Phase of New Rehabilitation Center Project

San Quentin opened a $239 million learning and rehabilitation center emphasizing education, reentry services, and rehabilitation to promote safer communities.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Nick Reiner in solitary: No visitors, alone with his dark thoughts'

Following Reiner's arrest in the murder of his parents, who were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood mansion on Dec. 14, people have looked back on those red-carpet photos and say that he looked a bit detached from everyone else and even from the reality of the moment.
Film
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

L.A. County leaders push new safety measures inside jails amid rising inmate deaths

L.A. County supervisors mandated the Sheriff's Department increase Naloxone access, enhance camera monitoring, and strengthen safety protocols in jails to combat rising inmate deaths.
#criminal-justice-reform
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

This Is Why Criminal Justice Needs Number Nerds - Above the Law

Data-driven evidence, not ideology, should guide criminal justice reform through incentive-based systems and rigorous testing of policies.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Newsom changed California prisons. What will the justice system look like after he leaves?

California's criminal justice system has shifted toward rehabilitation under Governor Newsom, with fewer incarcerated people and expanded rehabilitation programs, raising questions about the next governor's direction.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

This Is Why Criminal Justice Needs Number Nerds - Above the Law

Data-driven evidence, not ideology, should guide criminal justice reform through incentive-based systems and rigorous testing of policies.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Newsom changed California prisons. What will the justice system look like after he leaves?

California's criminal justice system has shifted toward rehabilitation under Governor Newsom, with fewer incarcerated people and expanded rehabilitation programs, raising questions about the next governor's direction.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Governors warn of increasing violence of nothing-to-lose' inmates attacking notorious prisoners

As prison sentences have become longer, and as more prisoners are given whole-life tariffs or given minimum sentences of 20, 30 or 40 years, it is harder to persuade them to hold back on their violent instincts. They have nothing to lose. If you are serving a long sentence, you can feel as if you don't have a life ahead of you—your family may well have disowned you, your relationships may have broken down.
UK news
#ice-detention
fromFortune
1 month ago
US news

Emergency services were called by staff at ICE's largest detention facility almost once a day for five months straight | Fortune

Camp East Montana, the largest ICE detention facility, experienced nearly daily 911 calls over five months documenting severe conditions, with 80% of detainees having no criminal records.
fromTruthout
2 months ago
US politics

In the Span of Just 6 Weeks, 6 People Died While in ICE Custody in Texas

Deaths and alleged suffocation during restraint at crowded, understaffed ICE detention sites in Texas reveal lethal conditions and reduced oversight amid expanded detention.
US news
fromFortune
1 month ago

Emergency services were called by staff at ICE's largest detention facility almost once a day for five months straight | Fortune

Camp East Montana, the largest ICE detention facility, experienced nearly daily 911 calls over five months documenting severe conditions, with 80% of detainees having no criminal records.
US news
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Boston man paroled after serving 16 years of life sentence for fatal stabbing outside bar

Corey Patterson, convicted of second-degree murder for a 2009 Allston bar stabbing, was granted parole after serving 16 years in prison.
Law
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Parole rate is up in Mass., including for people with life sentences

Massachusetts parole rates increased in 2024, with life sentence parole rates rising from 57% to 72%, largely due to the Mattis court decision prohibiting life sentences without parole for offenders under 21.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Trump's Plan for an American Gulag Just Got a Major Boost in Court

On Friday, two far-right judges greenlit the Trump administration's radical reinterpretation of federal law that would sweep millions more immigrants into mandatory detention, potentially expanding the mass deportation machinery in new and horrifying ways. Their 2-1 decision for the 5 th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals would transform the entire United States into a permanent border zone where unauthorized immigrants can be jailed indefinitely without bond, even years after they arrived.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Man Who Broke Into Jail

Lieutenant Thomas Conrad was standing in a control room in Nashville's new central jail when he noticed something off with one of the key rings hanging on the wall. It was midday on December 30, 2019, and in two weeks the still empty jail would take in about seven hundred inmates. While contractors were finishing their work, Conrad, a senior correctional officer with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, was organizing equipment: handheld radios, handcuffs, and keys.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Therapy, remorse: A look at how 'monster' child molester got parole and new efforts to alter law

He abused these children horrifically. He stole their childhoods. Someone that does these type of things, they don't deserve a second chance in life.
California
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump administration to reportedly close controversial ICE jail in Texas

The Trump administration is closing Camp East Montana, a controversial immigration detention facility in Texas, following three detainee deaths and a measles outbreak.
California
fromSan Jose Inside
1 month ago

New CA Law will Stop Sheriffs from Medically Examining Deaths in Their Own Jails

California's Assembly Bill 1108 requires independent medical examiners to investigate all custody deaths, eliminating sheriffs' conflict of interest in overseeing investigations into deaths occurring under their watch.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

50,000 prisoners to be freed early in bid to tackle overcrowded jails

An emergency early-release scheme freed 48,931 prisoners in England and Wales by September 2025, allowing release after 40% of fixed-term sentences to ease overcrowding.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

IPP prisoners trapped under dystopian' UK jail system, major report to UN warns

IPP prisoners serve excessive sentences averaging 516% of their minimum terms, constituting cruel and degrading treatment that violates human rights, requiring immediate abolition or case review.
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