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Displaying all articles tagged:
Incarceration
politics
June 1, 2023
The Adams Administration Has a New Policy for Jail Deaths: Cover-up
The Department of Correction will no longer alert the media of inmate deaths. The move comes after a report raised questions about deadly incidents.
By
Nia Prater
book review
June 7, 2022
A Memoir of Prison Time, Delivered With a Note of Apology
In
Corrections in Ink
, Keri Blakinger writes about the years of addiction and incarceration she lived through before becoming a reporter.
By
John J. Lennon
book review
Nov. 18, 2021
Love Behind Bars Is Possible. It’s Just Absurdly Hard.
In
Love Lockdown
, journalist Elizabeth Greenwood follows couples who are trying to make it work when at least one partner is in prison.
By
John J. Lennon
politics
Sept. 22, 2021
A 12th Person Has Died in NYC Jails This Year
Three detainees have died in two weeks, and all but one in 2021 were being held on Rikers Island.
By
Nia Prater
coronavirus
Mar. 29, 2021
Judge Rules That New York Must Vaccinate Prisoners Immediately
A state supreme court judge described the decision to leave inmates out of the public-health campaign as an “abuse of discretion.”
By
Matt Stieb
how i get it done
Jan. 25, 2021
The Prison Abolitionist Redefining What It Means to Win
When not visiting clients in jail or advocating for them in court, Rhiannon Hamam also co-hosts a podcast about “how much the Supreme Court sucks.”
By
Claire Lampen
all in the family
Oct. 9, 2020
‘I Told Her I’ll Wear Two Masks’
Three mothers discuss being unable to visit their incarcerated loved ones.
As told to
Angelina Chapin
coronavirus
Apr. 29, 2020
A Mother in Federal Prison Has Died of the Coronavirus
Andrea Circle Bear is the first woman in federal custody to die from COVID. Advocates say she could have been saved.
By
Angelina Chapin
‘influencers’
Mar. 11, 2020
The Women of ‘Prison YouTube’
These channels help formerly incarcerated women gain support systems that may be too uncomfortable or difficult to forge in the real world.
By
Jessica Bloom
crime
June 11, 2019
A Trans Woman Was Found Dead in Her Rikers Cell. Her Family Wants Answers.
Layleen Polanco died in solitary confinement. She was being held on $500 bond.
By
Amanda Arnold
how i get it done day
Mar. 8, 2019
Meet an Activist Who Has Devoted Her Life to Helping Incarcerated Women
“When you give a woman a chance, you’re changing the world.”
By
Brock Colyar
lawsuits
Dec. 7, 2018
NYPD Accused of Forcing Woman to Give Birth While Chained to Bed
“Shortly after she gave birth, NYPD officers again shackled her… Ms. Doe struggled to feed her new baby with one arm.”
By
Amanda Arnold
Jan. 19, 2017
On Last Day in Office, Obama Commutes the Sentences of 330 Drug Offenders
The president’s total number of commutations granted is now 1,715 — more than any other president in American history.
By
Eric Levitz
Aug. 18, 2016
The Justice Department Will End Its Use of Private Prisons
After finding such prisons provide inferior service to state-run facilities, DOJ no longer thinks incarceration should be a for-profit enterprise.
By
Eric Levitz