NY Chief Judge Targets 'Over-Incarceration,' Endorses Bill to Allow Review of Lengthy Sentences
New York Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, at his State of the Judiciary address, shared the podium with the head of corrections and ...
Bipartisan push renewed to end ‘death by incarceration’ sentences
In Pennsylvania, it’s possible to be convicted of murder and receive a life sentence without parole without ever having ...
A Chicagoan’s journey through incarceration, deportation and the fight for ‘A New Path’
Erick vividly remembers stepping off a plane at the Texas-Mexico border, shackled, when he was deported in 2013. The group he ...
Trump’s immigration plans follow a familiar playbook: exclusion, incarceration, and mass deportation
When Rodriguez has an upcoming appointment with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sometimes his daughter’s grades slip. ...
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Sing Sing Museum: Incarceration Then and Now
A museum whose mission extends beyond the history of the Sing Sing Correctional Facility to exploring incarceration in America today is expected to open this October in the village where […] ...
N.Y. chief judge pushes for giving inmates a second chance in annual address, says system ‘isn’t working’
New York’s prisons are teeming with aging inmates at increasing costs to the taxpayer, and people are no safer from crime, ...
Top Judge Favors a Second Chance for Those Languishing in Prison
Rowan Wilson, the chief judge of New York State’s highest court, used his State of the Judiciary address to push back against ...
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How the U.S. Turned Away From the Death Penalty and Toward ‘Death by Incarceration’
People convicted of homicides represented about 56% of the population serving life without parole as of 2024, data shows. But ...
Identity thief whose deception led to his victim's incarceration gets a 12-year prison term
An information technology expert for decades assumed the identity of another man so convincingly that his victim was forcibly ...
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Rising child incarceration in Australia
New data reveals 27 Indigenous children in Australia attempted self-harm in prison last financial year, the National ...
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Cornell Courses in Prison Bring ‘Paradigm Shift’ to Incarceration For Lucas Whaley
During his 25 years in prison, Lucas Whaley found renewed purpose as a student, earning 247 credits and a degree through the Cornell Prison Education Program.
Reform bills gain momentum as New Yorkers rally for justice, reduced incarceration rates
More than 500 advocates and lawmakers rallied side by side at the Capitol building in Albany Tuesday, asking for the passage ...