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Criminal Justice Collaborative
The IRS distributed the second round of stimulus money to eligible inmates using debit cards, which state prisons are unable to process. Correctional officials have communicated the problem to the federal agency, but it's unclear what steps the IRS will

Stimulus Debit Cards Unusable For Prison Inmates In At Least Four States

Feb 06, 2021
The debit cards can't be processed in prisons so inmates can't deposit their payments. The IRS has acknowledged the problem, but hasn't offered an immediate solution.
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Coronavirus Updates
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan takes his mask off as he arrives for a press conference to address COVID-19 concerns in Annapolis, the state capital, on Tuesday.

Maryland Governor Orders Early Release Of Inmates To Stem Spread Of Coronavirus

Nov 19, 2020
Inmates must test negative for COVID-19 before their release. No one convicted of a sexual offense or crime of violence is eligible. The move is to protect both prisoners and prison employees.
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Law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Assembly Bill 2147 after he toured the North Complex Fire zone on Friday.  The bill allows inmates who have worked as firefighters to ask the court to dismiss their charges to make it easier for them to find a job once

California Bill Clears Path For Ex-Inmates To Become Firefighters

Sep 11, 2020
"Inmates who have stood on the frontlines, battling historic fires should not be denied the right to later become a professional firefighter," Gov. Gavin Newsom said upon signing the bill on Friday.
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Newscast headlines

Nevada Inmates At Prison In Arizona Test Positive For Virus

Aug 15, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada prison official says 17 inmates from the state being held at a private prison in Arizona have tested positive for a second time for the new coronavirus.

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Shots - Health News
Plainfield Correctional Facility, an Indiana state prison southwest of Indianapolis, listed 89 cases of test-confirmed COVID-19 among inmates and four deaths from the illness, as of Thursday.

Crowded Prisons Are Festering 'Petri Dishes' For Coronavirus, Observers Warn

May 01, 2020
Indiana prisoners say they can't protect themselves from the virus, as the governor resists calls to reduce overcrowding. "Scared for our lives," says an inmate.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
The progressive advocacy group FWD.US recommends Arizona release at least 10,000 inmates, or one-quarter of the prison population, to make a significant impact in stopping the spread of the virus.

'A Ticking Time Bomb': Advocates Warn COVID-19 Is Spreading Rapidly Behind Bars

Apr 28, 2020
The spread of coronavirus behind bars is likely much more rampant than what's known right now. In prisons, jails and immigration detention centers, limited testing already shows widespread infection.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department van enters the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles on April 1, 2020. California is planning to release as many as 3,500 inmates who were due to be paroled in the next two months as it tries to free s

Advocates: Inmates Released Early Due To Pandemic Need Help To Safely Shelter

Apr 09, 2020
In California, former inmates released early to help reduce coronavirus risks behind bars lack support when they get out, say advocates, who want better, organized help to address the crisis.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

Second Federal Inmate Dies From COVID-19

Apr 01, 2020
On March 31, the Federal Bureau of Prisons began a systemwide 14-day quarantine for inmates to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A picture of a cell at the state prison in Florence, Ariz., where attorneys for the Prison Law Office and ACLU found what they called "squalid" and "filthy" conditions on a recent tour.

Prisons And Jails Change Policies To Address Coronavirus Threat Behind Bars

Mar 23, 2020
Some prisons are waiving fees for hygiene supplies and county jails are releasing certain inmates early to combat the potential threat posed by the Covid-19 virus.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Corrections health experts have been urging prison administrators to plan for coronavirus.

Prisons And Jails Worry About Becoming Coronavirus 'Incubators'

Mar 13, 2020
Inmates and guards don't have the option of staying home during a coronavirus outbreak, so detention centers risk becoming "incubators" for the disease. Some are scrambling to mitigate the risk.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
New inmates with a mental illness arrive daily in the Los Angeles County jail system. It now holds more than 5,000 inmates with a mental illness who've had run-ins with the law.

America's Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars

Feb 25, 2020
Overcrowding, understaffing and poor treatment for inmates with mental health issues held in Los Angeles jails underscore growing failures in America's mental health and justice systems.
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Shots - Health News
The Joliet Treatment Center, southwest of Chicago, is one of four facilities now providing mental health care to some of Illinois' sickest inmates. It's a start, say mental health advocates, but many more inmates in Illinois and across the U.S. still awa

Most Inmates With Mental Illness Still Wait For Decent Care

Feb 03, 2019
Nearly three years after the state of Illinois agreed in a court settlement to revamp mental health care in prisons and provide better treatment, a judge says the care remains "grossly insufficient."
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
Jason Jones (left) with his roommates Joe Klein and Tamiko Panzella in their Oakland, Calif., apartment. Panzella and Klein are participating in a new program to provide housing to former inmates. Jones was released recently after nearly 14 years in pris

From A Cell To A Home: Newly Released Inmates Matched With Welcoming Hosts

Jan 16, 2019
A novel housing program in California links people who have served long-term prison sentences with those willing to rent space in their homes.
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Shots - Health News
A view inside Rhode Island's John J. Moran Medium Security Prison, in Cranston. Rhode Island is the only state to screen every individual who comes into the correctional system for opioid use disorder, and to offer, in conjunction with with counseling, a

Rhode Island Prisons Push To Get Inmates The Best Treatment For Opioid Addiction

Nov 19, 2018
The state has started to reduce overdose deaths by offering counseling and medication for opioid addiction in prison. Research finds the treatment helps inmates avoid relapse after release.
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Newscast headlines

State Supreme Court: Inmates Are Being Fed Unhealthy Diet

Aug 01, 2018

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that inmates in the state are not being provided with healthy diets.

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Shots - Health News
An average of 13,776 inmates in 45 California counties were on psychotropic medications in 2016-2017, a recent report found. That is up from 10,999 five years ago.

Big Jump Seen In Number Of Inmates Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs In California

May 04, 2018
Amid a severe shortage of psychiatric beds and community-based treatment throughout the state and nation, county jails have become repositories for people in the throes of acute mental health crises.
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The Salt
Marley Kichinka, a trainee at Edwins who previously struggled with heroin addiction. She finds her passion in the all-consuming energy and chaos of the kitchen, even though there are setbacks.

Oscar-Nominated 'Knife Skills' Showcases Ex-Cons And Odd Ducks In The Kitchen

Mar 03, 2018
The documentary chronicles the opening of Edwins, a fine-dining restaurant in Cleveland that provides education, housing and steady employment for former inmates.
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The Two-Way
The Arizona Department of Corrections said it would give inmates three times the amount of free sanitary napkins, following a backlash to restrictions. Inmates are still required to purchase tampons.

Arizona Department Of Corrections Changes Sanitary Pad Policy Following Backlash

Feb 15, 2018
The department said it has increased inmates' free allotment of sanitary pads, after protesters launched the #letitflow campaign and sent a lawmaker tampons in the mail.
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126 Nevada Inmates In California To Fight Fires

Dec 09, 2017
More than 100 minimum security inmates at prison camps in Nevada are helping fight a series of wildfires in Southern California.

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Law
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio walks past a group of protesters after voting in the Democratic primary on Sept. 12, 2017 in Brooklyn. The protesters are calling for the closing of the Rikers Island jail complex.

Despite Scrutiny, Rikers Island's 'Culture Of Violence' Persists, Report Says

Nov 30, 2017
This latest report has fueled the debate on closing the jail facilities on the island.
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Law
In this June 18, 2015, photo, a prisoner walks near his crowded living area in Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala. Tuesday's ruling comes in a class action lawsuit brought by inmates who argued the conditions violated the U.S. Constitution's ban

Alabama Prisons Ruled 'Horrendously Inadequate,' Must Improve

Jun 27, 2017
A U.S. District judge issued the ruling Tuesday in a class action lawsuit brought by inmates who argued the prisons' conditions were cruel and unusual punishment.
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The Two-Way

Georgia Inmates Come To Aid Of Unconscious Guard

Jun 22, 2017
The Polk County Sheriff said he will recommend the inmates' sentences be reduced after they called 911 when the deputy guarding them collapsed.
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All Tech Considered
Artist and flipbooked.com founder Liza Tudor thumbs through "1st Steps," a flipbook of Nicole Garrens' son Zander's first steps. Tudor sent the flipbook to Garrens' husband, Roy, who's currently incarcerated in Texas.

Flipbooks Help Prisoners Stay Connected To Their Loved Ones

May 29, 2017
For people in prison, rules limiting access to technology make seeing video of their kids' first steps difficult. But a Colorado woman is using a 19th century solution for this 21st century problem.
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Newscast headlines

Nevada Senate OKs Bill To Give Inmates Choice On Pet Care

Apr 21, 2017

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Corrections officials would have to ask Nevada jail and prison inmates what they want to happen to their pets while they're incarcerated under a bill advancing in the statehouse.

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The Two-Way
Inmates sit next to their bunks in the courtyard of the Tent City Jail in Arizona's Maricopa County.

Joe Arpaio's Infamous Tent City Jail In Maricopa County Will Shut Down

Apr 05, 2017
The former Maricopa County sheriff routinely pointed to the notorious outdoor facility as a symbol of his "tough on crime" stance. The new sheriff says it is costly and not a deterrent.

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