Decarceration and the COVID-19 Pandemic
With coronavirus cases on the rise in carceral facilities across the United States, it is more than apparent that something […]
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Prisoners Are Entitled To Stimulus Payments, Court Holds
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that requires the IRS pay $1,200 in stimulus to prisoners, holding that
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COVID-19 Mortality Rates On the Rise
Since COVID-19 first appeared in the US, prisons across the country have felt the brunt of its effects. By August
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Correctional Populations on the Decline in America
Mass incarceration has plagued the United States for years now. There are still over 6 million people incarcerated in America.
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The Overuse of the SHU during COVID-19
I am at the BOP’s premier medical facility and I had COVID-19 for around 5 weeks before converting to negative
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Running into Ruin: Federal Prisons Fail at Containing COVID-19
Words from Coronavirus-Stricken Seagoville As I write this, I am incarcerated at a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facility near
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How the Courts Are Using Compassionate Release to Fix Unfair Sentence
Before beginning this article, here is a quick note from Dale Chappell and our friends at Criminal Legal News regarding
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On the Failure of Prisons to Combat COVID-19
Dear Brandon, I noticed the newsletter article about the Seagoville COVID-19 outbreak and would like to weigh in on a
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Anthony Accurso’s Thoughts on Life in Lockdown
An article appeared in the Dallas Morning News for July 2, 2020 entitled “Prison Starts Mass Testing.” It details some of
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Profits from Prison Labor: Aid Versus Exploitation
The Peruvian Model INPE, the national penitentiary institute, states that more than half of Peru’s incarcerated women are actively employed.
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