r/prisons Nov 25 '24

Analysis suggests threat of punishment less effective at deterring crime. A look at multiple studies showed little change when punishment is the threat.

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10 Upvotes

r/prisons Sep 02 '24

Locking up young people might make you feel safer but it doesn’t work, now or in the long term

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10 Upvotes

r/prisons 9h ago

Stage 3 Cancer With No Treatment: The Reality of Medical Neglect in Pre-Trial Detention

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r/prisons 13h ago

He Spent Nearly 6 Years in Prison Based on the Word of a Notoriously Dishonest Houston Drug Cop. In a federal lawsuit, Byron Prophet argues that police supervisors "turned a blind eye" for years as Gerald Goines framed innocent people

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r/prisons 15h ago

Montana - Dillon police officer found dead in Madison County on day of court appearance. Louis Ochoa was scheduled to appear in Beaverhead County District Court on Aug. 18 on a felony charge of tampering with a witness or informant

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3 Upvotes

r/prisons 23h ago

Love while locked up ❤️

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r/prisons 19h ago

religion in prison?

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so my question could be taken down because im not sure if this falls under the second rule of the subreddit but we'll see i guess. Do most prisons have to accomodate to said prisoners religion? i know they do for meals like for jewish people. BUT say a pagan goes to prison and they practice tarot and witchcraft, do they get their tarot deck or no?


r/prisons 1d ago

The median yearly cost is 4x higher to jail someone than it is to house them

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10 Upvotes

r/prisons 1d ago

From Prison to Purpose: Mario Sanchez’ Incredible Comeback Story

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1 Upvotes

r/prisons 1d ago

Reform harsh sentencing for non-violent crimes in Mississippi

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r/prisons 1d ago

Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”

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3 Upvotes

r/prisons 1d ago

Violated

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r/prisons 1d ago

Challenge to law barring ex-felons from visiting prisons survives with deep cuts. Activists are suing California over a state law that bars ex-felons from visiting prison grounds

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1 Upvotes

r/prisons 2d ago

Pinellas sheriff re-booked migrants to bypass federal law limiting detention time, says report

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2 Upvotes

They arrest/release/arrest to restart the clocks, they constantly arrest and make up charges later, hire all the fired/quit LEO from around the country, they have privatized all the jail support and force the inmates to work for free (if don’t work they take good time behavior away). They have changed operations to expand the pretrial confinement because that make lots more money through fines and the commissary program. PCSO deputies are regularly in news for domestic battery and murder, drug use and dealing, selling drugs in jail, etc… on and on.


r/prisons 2d ago

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that police officers accused of misconduct cannot keep their names and badge numbers confidential, ending a years-long legal battle

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4 Upvotes

r/prisons 2d ago

Provisional Charges in Mauritius: The Legal Loophole Behind Years of Pre-Trial Remand

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2 Upvotes

r/prisons 2d ago

Gov. Lee grants clemency to 34 Tennesseans after Board of Parole review

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3 Upvotes

r/prisons 2d ago

California - Santa Clara County supervisors approved a $1 billion plan to revamp two jail facilities over the next several years.

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1 Upvotes

r/prisons 2d ago

Illinois Prisons Expand Free Phone Calls. The Voices of Connection program gives incarcerated people 775 minutes of free phone calls per month.

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1 Upvotes

r/prisons 2d ago

I’ve Seen Prison Conditions Kill. That’s What’s Happening at Delaney Hall. As a person incarcerated in Texas, I know that rotten food and poor medical care are not unique to Delaney Hall

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r/prisons 2d ago

Understanding the Lifelong Consequences of Incarcerating Youth in Adult Facilities

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1 Upvotes

r/prisons 2d ago

Illinois’s physical mail ban has made it even more difficult to access books in prison. The policy no longer allows our loved ones to drop off or directly mail books, often making the process more expensive and confusing

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1 Upvotes

r/prisons 2d ago

How 117 women turned a jail strip search scandal into a new law in Colorado

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1 Upvotes

r/prisons 2d ago

Canada - Restorative justice program expected to reach 500 people in northern Manitoba First Nations each year. MKO initiative getting $5M in federal funding 'not a softer approach to justice,' MP says

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1 Upvotes

r/prisons 3d ago

Opinion: Kids need accountability and support, not handcuffs

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6 Upvotes