From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The “school-to-prison pipeline” is a troubling national trend where children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. It starts when kids are pushed out of the classroom, typically for … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Five states – Connecticut, Michigan, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Carolina – reduced prison populations by 14-25% A new report by The Sentencing Project describes the changes in policy and practice that have enabled five states … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): As you prepare your fall calendar of educational events and classes, NRCAT has you covered with a collection of ideas and materials to engage your faith community in efforts to end torture. … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): One of the most difficult challenges I faced while serving three years in solitary confinement was the constant thought that no one in the outside world cared about the people held there, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/09/05/aclu-blueprints-offer-vision-cut-us-incarceration-rate-half-prioritizing-people-over Published on Wednesday, September 05, 2018 by Common Dreams The reports “offer a calculation on the impact of certain reforms by 2025 on racial disparities in the prison population, fiscal costs, and overall prison population.” By Jessica … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): We need your help this election season. The President supports torture, he is expanding drone warfare, nearly 100,000 people are still held in solitary confinement, and the Administration is slashing the number of … Continued
Thanks to Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA for sharing this action. Safe Harbor Children in our Commonwealth who are sexually exploited by traffickers become re-victimized in the juvenile justice system when they are arrested and prosecuted for prostitution and other … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/farm-bill-amendment-would-ban-snap-formerly-incarcerated By Darrel Thompson As the U.S. House and Senate reconcile two very different farm bills, formerly incarcerated people are at risk of losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance. Representative George Holding (R-NC) filed a troubling amendment that was … Continued
Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 5:10 p.m. CT Aug. 16, 2018 | Updated 11:02 a.m. CT Aug. 17, 2018 https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2018/08/16/wisconsin-inmate-featured-documentary-wins-release-fairness/993003002/, reposted by Healing Communities USA In 1996, Baron Walker was sentenced to 60 years in prison for being part … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): A new report from the Prison Policy Initiative explores the link between homelessness and incarceration. The research shows that formerly incarcerated people are nearly ten times more likely to be homeless than … Continued