Prison Reform

Criminal records are keeping millions of men out of the workforce — and it’s hurting the economy
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Criminal records are keeping millions of men out of the workforce — and it’s hurting the economy

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Between 1980 and 2014, the number of incarcerated women increased by more than 700%

At this prison, inmates can be left with wrists and ankles cuffed for hours, days and sometimes weeks at a time.
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At this prison, inmates can be left with wrists and ankles cuffed for hours, days and sometimes weeks at a time.

Keeping people in jail before trial increases the rate of guilty pleas, and decreases job prospects
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Keeping people in jail before trial increases the rate of guilty pleas, and decreases job prospects

Transgender woman found dead in prison during legal battle with corrections officials https://t.co/KXRdwaCKSa pic.twitter.com/pzPhxlTFqy

— ThinkProgress(@thinkprogress) August 23, 2016

U.S. To Stop Federal Prison Privatization After Investigation Shows
Contractor Run Facilities Are More Dangeroushttps://t.co/O4w5Om0GKu

— CorpWatch(@CorpWatch) August 20, 2016

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Hidden Camera Gets Justice, Cop Sentenced to Prison for Beating & Terrorizing Innocent People

A Hawaii cop was sent to prison after a surveillance video showed he’d lied about beating a suspect.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: thefreethoughtproject.com

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Brothers McCollum 51, Brown 47, Finally Compensated after 30 years wrongfully incarcerated

Henry McCollum sits stunned as applause rings out in a Robeson County courtroom in Lumberton, N.C. Tuesday, September 2, 2014, after a judge has declared McCollum and his brother Leon Brown innocent of a brutal rape murder for which they have spent 30 years in prison. Behind him is Beverly Lake, Jr., founder of the Innocence Commission, who was vital in the process to free the men. Photo: Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT via Getty Images

Sourced through Scoop.it from: goodblacknews.org

The knife pulled half way out kind of justice.

The knife pulled half way out kind of good news.

 

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