Prison Reform Now

08/28/2019

Bravo --NY State-my home state for doing what's right--profitting off their warehousing of human beings is almost akin to our country's original sin.

New York State has been leading the way in flexing its muscles with respect to the private prison industry. Let’s take a look at what these three policies in concert mean, and what may come next as Bill S5433 goes to the Assembly and ultimately the Governor for approval as soon as this week.

08/12/2019

Land of the free? Not so much....Incarceration is big business in the US of A....

08/12/2019

Georgia and Penn are dead last in probation and parole rates...this is nothing to be proud of...you’re never free as long as you’re under correctional control.

08/12/2019

This is awful for what’s supposed to be a civilized country....you violate so they can incarcerate! The system is rigged!

08/05/2019

Always keep hope alive and if you have a loved one who's currently serving please share articles like this with them...
CoreCivic Wheeler Correctional Facility Coffee Correctional FacilityMacon State PrisonThe Marshall Project@vThe Vera Project

These are the things that not only helped me survive incarceration, but to come out a better person. These takeaways can help you in your endeavors, even if they don't include bars.

08/05/2019

This article from 2015 -- and its still a very serious problem...

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating prison phone service that costs as much as $1.22 per minute compared with regular rates of 4 cents per minute.

08/02/2019

According to the National Institute of Justice, about 68 percent of 405,000 prisoners released in 30 states in 2005 were arrested for a new crime within three years of their release from prison, and 77 percent were arrested within five years.

08/02/2019

for re-entry...

Prisoners released from prison have a difficult time finding counseling, employment and housing. Reentry programs in 50 states help their efforts for success

08/01/2019

Do your duty... It matters!!!

Jury duty is not a punch line. I helped decide a case about police, a black driver and a traffic stop, and I never felt more significant as a citizen.

08/01/2019

The person leading the largest for profit prison company in the US is raking in the dough...
Shaun King Michael Eric Dyson The Marshall Project Black Lives Matter

Damon T. Hininger
Executive Compensation
As President and Chief Executive Officer at CORECIVIC INC,

Damon T. Hininger made $4,087,554 in total compensation. Of this total $926,350 was received as a salary, $883,997 was received as a bonus, $0 was received in stock options, $2,145,977 was awarded as stock and $131,230 came from other types of compensation. This information is according to proxy statements filed for the 2018 fiscal year.

08/01/2019

We can no longer sit idly by and let private prison companies destroy lives and operate with impunity....God bless her daughters soul....

HOUSTON (AP) — A woman whose 1-year-old daughter died weeks after they were released from an immigration detention center in Texas filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the private prison company that...

07/28/2019

This is incredibly frightening and we should all be concerned and paying attention...

“The documentary 'Who Killed Garrett Phillips?' looks at racial bias in criminal justice. “Until politics are taken out of the prosecutorial process, these stories will need to be told,” the film's director says. https://t.co/JzIe5CosQg”