On Wednesday, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, through its Arnold Ventures company, announced...
Prison and Families
Impact Justice Launches First-Ever Comprehensive Study on U.S. Prison Food
Researchers at Impact Justice have launched a first-of-its-kind study on prison food in the U.S...
Cutting in-Person Jail Visits Doesn’t Keep Contraband Out, Says the Prison Policy Initiative
On Monday, December 3, at San Quentin State Prison, 53-year-old Herminio Serna, a death row inmate...
State-by-State Analysis Shows Confusing & Problematic Rules and Delays Make Compassionate Release a Rarity
While 49 states and D.C. have laws and programs in place that allow for the “compassionate...
Former Inmates Push U.S. Senators to Pass Controversial, Trump-Supported Prison Reform Bill
On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 5682, the prison reform bill more commonly...
New Study Takes a Closer Look at Prison Commissaries Charging Inmates for Basic Needs
Women in Prison Paying for Their Periods In 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons issued a memo...