Criminal Justice
Monday, May 12, 2025
IN housing facility helps with transition from prison to society
In Indiana, the transition from prison back to society can be anything but smooth. Many people released don't have a place to live and have …
Monday, May 12, 2025
WA immigration rights advocates call for release of union organizer
Immigrant rights advocates are calling on state leaders to do more to protect Washington farmworkers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Monday, May 12, 2025
Plans advance for fraud restitution fund in MN
Fear, shame, and helplessness are feelings Minnesota fraud victims describe after losing their life savings to a scam. They're hopeful about a path …
Project focuses on literacy in Appalachian prisons
There are more than a dozen state and federal prisons in Central Appalachia, with some located in remote areas of West Virginia. Connie Banta…
Coalition wants to end 'forced labor' in MN prisons
A Minnesota proposal is in the works that supporters say would end forced labor in correctional facilities. They note the 13th Amendment was adopted …
IL lawyer: Kilmar Obrego Garcia case a ‘constitutional crisis’
An Illinois law professor is weighing in on what she called a "very public and open test of due process" for immigrants being deported from the United…
Service dogs trained behind bars in WV transform lives, inside and out
With demand for assistance dogs on the rise, people in two West Virginia prisons are getting involved in their training. At Saint Marys Correctional …
Proposed bills would curb jailing of children in IL
Two bills aimed at reforming the juvenile justice system in Illinois are close to becoming law. Senate Bill 1784 proposes raising the age of …
Prison education bill to expand opportunities for incarcerated people in VA
A bill passed by Virginia lawmakers would expand higher education opportunities to incarcerated people across the state. House Bill 2158 aims to …
Legal experts call arrest of WI judge 'extreme and unnecessary'
Legal experts and advocates are outraged over the arrest of a Milwaukee judge last week who was charged with helping an undocumented defendant avoid a…
KY jails may be shrinking, but nationwide rural counties increase incarceration
CORRECTION: This story has been revised to make it clear that Kentucky has not followed the national trend of building more rural jails, as seen in …
PA public defenders struggle with high caseloads, attorney shortage
More than 60 Pennsylvania counties do not have enough public defenders for their caseloads, forcing some, including in Erie County, to each handle …