Blog Category: Prisons

Prison Overcrowding & Bail Bonds

Dec, 172015 in Prisons California Governor Jerry Brown, addressing a recent meeting of federal Ninth Circuit trial and appellate judges on prison litigation, argued that California law has "gone too far" in requiring determinate or fixed-term sentences in criminal cases and that inmate conduct should be a factor in the determination of how much jail time to serve. ... Read More

How an Inmate Debate Team Beat Harvard’s Best

Dec, 82015 in Prisons We often hold preconceived notions about people who are incarcerated. But what if those ideas were completely turned upside down? A story from the Eastern New York Correctional Center does just that. Through a partnership with Bard College, a group of incarcerated men formed a debate team that went head-to-head with some of the brightest… Read More

Can Theater Help?

Nov, 102015 in Prisons The recent shift in incarceration policy being implemented by the U.S. Department of Justice has also sparked interest among the states concerning how best to reduce the number of individuals currently housed in state penal system facilities. ... Read More

Prison Guards Sit Out Debate

Nov, 32015 in Prisons In California, the issue of prison overcrowding has become extremely important when it comes to balancing budgets and keeping the public safe. ... Read More