prison
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California Senate Elects To Not Change ‘Involuntary Servitude’ Amendment
The proposed measure would have elevated California prisoner pay to $ 15 an hour and given worker protections.
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Kentucky State Prisoner Choked, Pepper Sprayed and Hooded, Family Files Lawsuit
Marcus Penman was reported to have suffered from mental illness and was attacked by guards during a mental breakdown leading to his death.
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Inmates Expose Abuse and Inhumane Conditions of Michigan Women’s Prison
Inmates at the Women’s Huron Valley Correction Facility in Michigan are seeking help for alleged abuse and mistreatment in the prison.
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Why Is It So Hard For Incarcerated People To Get Access To The Books They Need And Want?
Grassroots organizations are helping get books into prisons, despite the restrictions put in place to stop them.
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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Gives Support Continuing the At-Home Confinement Provision Done By the Cares Act
The congresswoman noted rehabilitation and the ongoing pandemic for lower-level offenders
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Jails Are Becoming Even Worse Places To Be
The pandemic is being blamed for staffing shortages and a spike in prisoner violence
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Report: Florida’s Prison System is Filled With White Supremacist Guards
Racist Correctional officers are terrorizing Black prisoners while the state looks the other way
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Biden Needs to Grant Clemency to the Over 4,000 People on Home Confinement
The president can grant clemency to those on home confinement and keep thousands safe and healthy.
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Texas Spent Over a Million Dollars Fighting a Lawsuit Filed by Prisoners Asking for Sanitary Supplies and Social Distancing Measures
I really don’t fuck with Texas politicians, y’all. These motherfuckers really never miss an opportunity to be dumb, cruel, or just flat-out trash. A group of prisoners in the state filed a lawsuit last year to have hand sanitizer, soap, and proper social distancing measures implemented in prisons to help combat the spread of COVID-19.…