California’s Proposition 6 Could End Forced Prison Labor
When Esteban Nuñez arrived at Mule Creek State Prison, a facility not far from Sacramento, California, around 2010, a prison staffer asked him what he wanted to do with his …
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6 Russian Convicts Escape Prison Through Secret Tunnel, Manhunt Launched
Moscow: Russian authorities announced a manhunt on Saturday after six convicts escaped their correctional facility through a secret tunnel. Prison guards in the western Lipetsk region were alerted to their …
Washington State Prison Takes Unprecedented Action
Washington state’s prison officials forcibly removed a transgender woman from the women’s prison where she had lived for three and a half years and transferred her to a men’s facility …
Women on probation, parole need permission
(NewsNation) — Two years after the Supreme Court waived the constitutional right to an abortion, more than 80% of women on probation or parole who are seeking abortions must first ask …
Black Americans say US institutions designed to hold them back: Report
(NewsNation) — Most Black adults say United States institutions such as the prison system and policing are designed to hold back Black Americans, according to a Pew Research analysis. The …
Nearly 1 in 4 federal inmates are receiving treatment for opioid addiction – National
The opioid crisis is putting pressure on Canada’s federal prisons, as new data shows that nearly one in four inmates are receiving opioid agonist treatment like methadone or suboxone. This …
DOJ: Utah Prisoner Discriminated Against Transgender Woman
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Corrections came under fire Tuesday for discriminating against a transgender woman who the U.S. Department of Justice said was driven to …
More than a game: How chess is helping prisoners in Canada – National
While chess may seem like just a board game to some, it is now being used in prison systems in Canada and across the world to help rehabilitate prisoners. For …
Mississippi Prison Officials Withheld Cancer Diagnosis
Susie Balfour first started noticing painful lumps in her breast almost 30 years ago. But imprisoned in Mississippi, Balfour didn’t have access to much preventative or diagnostic health care. In …
George Conway Slams Trump With Blunt Prison Prediction
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