Prison Reform

The Insidiousness of New Digital Tools in the Criminal Legal System

Tamar Sarai / Prism Apr 3, 2024 The expansion of electronic monitoring technology is particularly intrusive when it mimics familiar products, creating a veneer of innocuity shielding monitoring devices from scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Gerald Ford’s Would-Be Assassin Back Behind Bars at 89

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Mar 14, 2019 She violated the terms of her lifetime parole by leaving the country without permission. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Part 4: Restarting Life in a Halfway House

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2017 The transition from convict to parolee can be difficult, with more restrictions in the reintegration facility than in prison. But thoughts of the free world keep the author going. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Part 3: The End of Incarceration

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2017 The author gets his day before the parole board after more than 30 years in prison for murder. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Georgia Officials Disregard Pope Francis’ Clemency Plea on Behalf of Death Row Inmate

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 30, 2015 Despite the pontiff's best efforts, he couldn't persuade a Georgia parole board to grant clemency for Kelly Gissendaner, a death row inmate due to be executed Tuesday evening. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Louisiana’s Incarceration Is a Private Business

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jan 5, 2014 Louisiana has assailed its residents to a level unequal to any other state, entering the new year with another signature No. 1 ranking in lockups. It has created a system more efficient and despondent than state run prisons or regular privatization. The costs are low, profits high and human life is a commodity that allows the market to keep growing.Louisiana has created a system more efficient and despondent than state run prisons or regular privatization. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Connecticut Abolishes Capital Punishment

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2012 Connecticut this week became the 17th state to abolish the death penalty, replacing it with an ultimate punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Top Court Revamps Life Sentence Rules for Underage Criminals

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2010 The U.S. Supreme Court changed the future fortunes of minors accused of less severe crimes than murder on Monday, ruling in a 6-3 decision that doling out life sentences with no chance of parole in those cases would amount to cruel and unusual punishment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )