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inmates must work 18 hours in Tennessee to afford the copay for a medical visit, a new report from The Tennessee Justice Center reveals the extreme barriers to adequate medical care for prisoners
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new reports expose that incarcerated COVID patients are still treated horribly; sexual abuse by prison staff is more frequent than we would expect
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After an early study showed positive BWC outcomes, a rush to outfit law enforcement has yet to clearly reduce use of force on civilians
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500 guards were scheduled on one day for Rikers, but only 302 could actually work - 61 guards short of filling positions in the jail, a the New York…
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Deaths increased 46% in prisons from 2019 to 2020, according to new data released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics
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new report exposes chronic mishandling of Baltimore police now in federal prison; murders are spiking, police solving them at a historic low; the death…
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covid is surging in prisons and jails across the country again, we revisit an essay exploring what that means for the mental health of people inside.
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CO state mental health system is charging more and failing to protect the most vulnerable patients, your Friday long read from the Colorado News…
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