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The Slow Death of a Prison Profiteer: How Activism Brought …
Apr 4, 2024 · Things started to change in 2018 when a coalition led by the New York-based advocacy organization Worth Rises passed first-of-its-kind legislation in New York City to make jail calls free. In 2020, local advocates did the same in San Francisco.In 2021, Connecticut became the first state to pass legislation making prison and jail communication free. . These early victories sent a powerful ...
Incarcerated People Are on the Front Line of Hurricane Helene’s ...
Oct 3, 2024 · Citrus County Detention Facility (CoreCivic facility): “The Citrus County Detention Facility did not experience any major issues as a result of the hurricane. Thanks to our dedicated staff’s storm preparedness, we had no staffing shortages, currently have electricity, avoided flooding, and did not need to evacuate anyone in our care.”
The Power of Sheriffs: Explained - The Appeal
Jan 4, 2019 · In September 2018, President Trump stood in front of 44 sheriffs as he began another diatribe against the New York Times and other media outlets that had published stories criticizing his administration. The sheriffs applauded. The meeting was originally scheduled to be between the sheriffs and officials from ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Ayanna Pressley’s Husband Spent 10 Years in Prison. Now ... - The …
Mar 4, 2020 · Topics. Policing; Pretrial; Prosecution; Punishment; Criminalization; Politics; Alternatives; Newsletter; Ayanna Pressley’s Husband Spent 10 Years in Prison. Now He and Pressley Are Fighting for Re-Entry Reform
People Of Color Receive The Harshest Punishments, And The …
Dec 4, 2019 · Spotlights like this one provide original commentary and analysis on pressing criminal justice issues of the day. You can read them each day in our newsletter, The Daily Appeal. A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice takes a close look at the rates of incarceration for different racial groups. While disparities have gone down, Black and Latinx people continue to be incarcerated at ...
False Confessions, Explained - The Appeal
Jun 7, 2021 · False Confessions, Explained. Ending false confessions is a moral imperative that requires action from police and all the stakeholders in the criminal legal system.
Locked In, Priced Out: Commissary Database - The Appeal
The Appeal has created the first national database of prison commissary lists. Using the tool below, you can access full lists from the vast majority of U.S. states and see prices for many products available in prison. You can read more about what we uncovered here and how this database was built ...
Kamala Harris’s Criminal Justice Record Killed Her Presidential Run
Dec 4, 2019 · News broke on Tuesday that Kamala Harris was ending her run for president. While there are a number of reasons her candidacy was not successful, chief among them was her decision to brand herself a “progressive prosecutor.”
Community Policing Is Not the Answer
Dec 2, 2019 · Topics. Policing; Pretrial; Prosecution; Punishment; Criminalization; Politics; Alternatives; Newsletter; Community Policing Is Not the Answer. Investing billions of government dollars into programs that embed police in Black communities will not reduce police violence, nor repair years of injustice.