LISTEN: Mary Buser’s “Lockdown On Rikers” Chat
A conversation between Brian Sonenstein and Mary E. Buser, author of “Lockdown on Rikers” about solitary confinement and mental health on NYC’s jail island.
Over $1 Trillion Spent Since Nixon Began The War On Drugs
Despite increasing state-level legalization, someone in the U.S. is arrested for marijuana possession about once every minute.
New York City Postpones Elimination Of Solitary Confinement For Young Adults
New York City’s Board of Correction voted on Tuesday to delay the elimination of solitary confinement for young adults until the end of February 2016.
Dissenting Against Another Unjust Retrial Of Albert Woodfox By State Of Louisiana
Although a court just ruled that Albert Woodfox could be retried, Judge James L. Dennis objected to the years of torture the state has put Woodfox through.
Bryan Stevenson: Ending Mass Incarceration By 2024
In a new episode of The Laura Flanders Show, Bryan Stevenson discusses the Equal Justice Initiative and their plans to end mass incarceration in the next 6-8 years. There’s also a great short film on the history of slavery and the prison system by Molly Crabapple. Here’s Laura’s description of the
Will Potter: CMUs Are The Secret Prisons You’ve Never Heard Of Before (VIDEO)
Investigative journalist Will Potter is the only reporter who has been inside a Communications Management Unit, or CMU, a ‘Kafkaesque’ unit in US prisons.
The World’s Largest Detention Center Is For Black Jews Seeking Asylum In Israel
The recent release of 1,200 prisoners from a detention center in the Negev Desert is not a signal that Israel is rethinking its harsh treatment of refugees.
Harvard Debate Team Loses To Prison Inmates (VIDEO)
“If prison education lowers the recidivism rate and makes the prison system more efficient, why hasn’t more money been invested in programs?”
Long-Awaited Criminal Justice Reform Introduced In Senate
A bipartisan criminal justice reform bill introduced in the Senate last week includes changes to mandatory minimum sentences for low level drug offenses.
St. Louis Considers Privatizing Jail Medical Care
With St. Louis jails disproportionately filled with blacks and other populations underserved by health care, the move could prove disastrous for inmates.