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Over the past two decades, nearly 13,000 people have perished behind bars during America’s summer months. However, many of these deaths are not typically attributed to heat, the product of poor death-counting practices that have led to an undercount of heat-related deaths for decades.
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Oceania
Justice
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US plea deal allows WikiLeaks founder to return to Australia after an extraordinary legal fight spanning more than a decade.
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Forced labor under the threat of punishment. Hourly wages under a dollar an hour. Having to choose between purchasing food or personal items. These are the conditions facing incarcerated New Yorkers that advocates say are why the state should amend its constitution to bar involuntary labor.
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Overcrowding
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All over the country, architecture firms make the case for bigger jails — then get hired to design them.
North America
Material conditions
Social ties
United States
Connecticut families brought an end to expensive prison communication, providing a lifeline for the voices behind bars. But consistent contact still isn’t guaranteed.
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Women
Mental health
Activities
Rehabilitation
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Members of the public can send their dog at the Washington Corrections Center for Women for boarding, grooming and training through a program founded with the belief that human-animal bonds could be beneficial to people in prison.
United States: youth detention facilities face increased scrutiny amid a wave of abuse lawsuits
News
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Minors
Justice
Violence
United States
Since the start of the year, there have been lawsuits filed in at least four states, including the one in Illinois. In April, more than 150 people sued New York City. In February, 63 people sued Maryland, bringing the total there to at least 200 people who have sued since last fall. In January, 50…
Surviving
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Inside Outside
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Material conditions
Prison Insider, represented by Clara Grisot, contributed twelve compositions to the book InsideOutside to articulate, in a few words, the current challenges of prison life. Sixth piece: food
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Activities
Rehabilitation
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More than 750,000 incarcerated students could potentially become eligible for Pell Grants. But to qualify, they must be at a prison that offers a college program approved by the federal Department of Education.To date, only one program has been fully approved, at Pelican Bay State Prison.
Intersection with poverty
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Prison Insider, represented by Clara Grisot, contributed twelve compositions to the book InsideOutside to articulate, in a few words, the current challenges of prison life. Fifth piece: Injustice.
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Women
Facilities
Violence
United States
The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it will close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse.
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Activities
Social ties
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There is growing recognition among prison leaders that children are also affected by incarceration. Some prisons are looking for ways to build and maintain family ties during incarceration.
United States: women emerging from prison face disproportionate challenges to resuming their lives
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Women
Rehabilitation
United States
Ohio — an epicenter of the opioid crisis — is among the states that experienced the most dramatic jump in female prisoners. Programs aimed at helping women stay out of prison once they’re released have not grown at nearly the same pace, according to the National Institute of Justice.
Enough is enough
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Overcrowding
Prison Insider, represented by Clara Grisot, contributed twelve compositions to the book InsideOutside to articulate, in a few words, the current challenges of prison life. Fourth piece: overcrowding.
North America
Minors
Access to legal rights
Activities
United States
New court filings say that the city is violating an eight-year-old court order mandating access to education for people under 22.
North America
Facilities
Alternatives
United States
Gov. Gavin Newsom went far beyond the promise he made in his first year in office to close at least one California state prison. But now, he is resisting calls from criminal justice advocates and liberal state lawmakers to shutter five more penitentiaries.