PrisonReform

New report highlights racial disparities in prisons nationwide

Last week, the Sentencing Project released a paper detailing the racial and ethnic disparities in state prisons around the country. Authored by Senior Research Analyst Ashley Nellis, Ph.D., “The Color …

Fri Oct 22, 2021

'Contrary to common sense': Drug 'kingpin' released but Supreme Court rejects low-level offender

The Supreme Court on Monday made the kind of logic-defying opinion that is exactly why crime rates in this country continue to increase. The people with the power to effect real change are too busy …

Tue Jun 15, 2021

'He couldn’t even stand up': Minnesota nurse alleges jail neglect so rampant it ended a man's life

It took more than two years of a Black mother’s repeated and public questioning for Minnesota officials to take seriously an investigation into her son’s death. But Del Shea Perry’s work, …

Wed May 19, 2021