California State Prison (CSP) Corcoran hosted the third annual Cancer Walk with staff and the incarcerated raising a record-breaking $12,900 for Valley Children’s Hospital.
Legal Workers Protest After Woman Forced to Give Birth in Brooklyn Courtroom. “Arraignments have become a place where people now die in cuffs and give birth in cuffs,” said one legal advocate.
A white police officer in Connecticut who fatally shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis has been charged with manslaughter after a state investigation found he failed to de-escalate the confrontation.
'Dozens of false statements': Minnesota prosecutors say DHS lied about shovel attack during violent immigration arrests, charge ICE agent for shooting man in the leg
New York City Probe Undercuts Rikers Island ‘Deadlocking’ Allegations. Investigators reviewed video, incident reports and internal emails after a whistleblower said corrections officers were isolating mentally ill detainees.
North Carolina works to strengthen support for people with mental illness leaving prison. Thousands of people with mental illness return to North Carolina communities from prisons and jails each year. State leaders are expanding programs aimed at reducing crises, closing gaps in behavioral health
Suspensions canceled for Phoenix cops who punched, tased deaf man with cerebral palsy. McAlpin is suing the City of Phoenix over the arrest, and the lawsuit is still ongoing
New York: The light that shines behind the prison walls. Without external scrutiny, the state prison system will return to a state of opacity where inefficiency and neglect go unnoticed until it is too late, and too expensive, to fix.
When Crystal Santos was incarcerated, she realized her life was not headed in the direction she wanted. Determined to create a better future for herself and her family, she took her first step by enrolling in a carpentry micro-credential course through the Kauaʻi Community College