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Obama’s Clemencies Mark Symbolic Push for Prison Reform
Image courtesy of [mirsasha via Flickr]President Obama granted clemency to 46 federal prisoners convicted of nonviolent drug offenses on Monday, 14 of whom faced life sentences. This move comes amid a...
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FCC Lowers the Cost of Prison Phone Calls
Image courtesy of [Martin Cathrae via Flickr]The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is officially reducing a big burden for American prisoners–the huge cost of prison phone calls. On October 22,...
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DOJ to Phase Out Private Prisons: Here’s What That Means
Image courtesy of [John Taylor via Flickr]The Justice Department plans to end its use of private prisons for federal prisoners, according to a memo from Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates released on...
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Inside the Bipartisan Effort to Reform the Incarceration of Women
"Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks about female incarceration" Courtesy of Alec Siegel via Law Street MediaThere are few issues in Washington that attract as much bipartisan support as criminal justice...
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Bureau of Prisons to Provide Free Feminine Hygiene Products
Image courtesy of Daniel79; License: Public DomainThe Bureau of Prisons released a memo last week declaring that feminine hygiene products would be provided to inmates for free. While this will only...
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