June 3, 2015
Researchers have released a full graphic study of the history of prisons. No country has ever imprisoned as many as the US currently (except perhaps North Korea?). http://www.criminaljusticedegreehub.com/modern-prisons-predecessors/
May 26, 2015
Watch Terri LeClercq's presentation at Georgetown Law School.
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Georgetown Law School - 3-27-15
April 7, 2015
Spanish version of Prison Grievances hits # 1 on Amazon.com
April 4, 2015
Georgia prison photo reveals barbaric tortures; system is looking for the cell phone.
February 28, 2015
People inside jails and prisons should be able to file grievances and have them read for content and not mere technical error.
February 24, 2015
I've seen hours of coverage of Boston etc. reeling from the accumulated snow storms. I have seen only ONE article mentioning the prison population. (attached below) In that article, people interviewed admitted they just didn't care how inmates were doing; they were concerned about the homeless and animals. Dismal, dismal! Interestingly, this story covers a holding facility, where more than half of the population hasn't even been to trial--and are thus not even 'guilty.' I cannot understand the collective attitude toward people in prison. I really cannot understand how anyone could publicly say that 'they deserve what they get' as snow kills people across the country--people with options for getting help. These people Inside are our responsibility. They were not sentenced to freeze to death.
Where's the coverage?
January 21, 2015
Prof. Michael Tonry offers 10 practical steps for combatting mass incarceration.
January 8, 2015
Texas is special. The relationship between its prosecutors and political pressure and money is also special. Recently Appleseed uncovered yet another illegal string connecting them all: payday lenders report to the prosecutors and tell debtors that if they don't pay up, they face jail time. That's a lie. Debt is a civil issue, not criminal. The real criminals here are the payday lenders--and the prosecutors who go along with the illegal coercion.
November 9, 2014
Prison Grievances: when to write, how to write, received a terrific honor today. Amazon announced that it is one of 100 titles chosen as Editors' Picks for 2014.
What could this mean? I hope it means that mainstream media is going to focus on prison reform. Now. Wouldn't it be marvelous if more and more books about, for, and by people incarcerated get noticed and read and discussed?