Life Without Parole Is Replacing the Death Penalty — But the Legal Defense System Hasn’t Kept Up
Originally published in the Marshall Project on 5-22-2021 FEATURE Life Without Parole Is Replacing the Death Penalty — But the Legal Defense System Hasn’t Kept Up Just ask a Dallas woman who spent a year in jail without talking to a lawyer. JUAN BERNABEU FOR THE...
When It Costs $53,000 to Vote
Originally published in the New York Times Magazine Twenty years ago, Judy Bolden served 18 months in a Florida prison. She has been free ever since, but she is still barred from voting by the state until she pays all court fines and fees associated with her...
Long-Term Incareration: the men and women who have been locked away for more than a quarter century in California’s prison system.
Long-Term Incareration: the men and women who have been locked away for more than a quarter century in California’s prison system. Originally published in Elephant Journal by Michael Brodheim 4 8.1k January 29, 2018 It’s Time to Reconsider the Practice of...
A Terrible Catch-22
By David Leonhardt First published in the New York Times 12-6-2021 Good morning. Should wrongfully convicted people falsely admit guilt to win parole? Garr Keith Hardin, left, and Jeffrey Clark in 2018.Maggie Huber A terrible Catch-22 Jeffrey Clark and Garr Keith...
Connecticut legislature passes law ending prison gerrymandering
Added Connecticut legislature passes law ending prison gerrymandering; bill heads to Gov. Ned Lamont's desk to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. Originally Published in Prison Policy Initiative May 27th, 2021 Home Page > Blog > Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signs...
For the poorest people in prison, it’s a struggle to access even basic necessities
Our survey of all 50 states and the BOP reveals that prisons make it hard for people to qualify as indigent—and even those who do qualify receive limited resources. For the poorest people in prison, it’s a struggle to access even basic necessities Our survey of all 50...
State legislatures, members of Congress, and national newspapers push for an end to prison gerrymandering in 2021
Added State legislatures, members of Congress, and national newspapers push for an end to prison gerrymandering in 2021 to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. Published 4-16-2021 A New York Times editorial, a federal bill, and other encouraging updates from our fight to...
Incarcerated on Census Day: How even brief jail and prison stays can last a decade
Added Incarcerated on Census Day: How even brief jail and prison stays can last a decade to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. Length-of-stay data from prisons and jails offers yet another reason why counting incarcerated people as correctional facility “residents”...
New Boston Globe oped explains how and why states must end prison gerrymandering — now
Added New Boston Globe oped explains how and why states must end prison gerrymandering — now to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. New Boston Globe oped explains how and why states must end prison gerrymandering — now Advocates will find Abdallah Fayyad’s new Boston...
Taking the fight against jail and prison expansion on the offensive
Added Taking the fight against jail and prison expansion on the offensive to the Prison Policy Blog. How a 5-year moratorium on prison and jail construction in Massachusetts could flip the script in the fight against jail and prison expansion. Originally published in...