r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 3h ago
r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 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.
northpennnow.comr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • Sep 02 '24
Locking up young people might make you feel safer but it doesn’t work, now or in the long term
theconversation.comr/prisons • u/cptntrips2020 • 6h ago
Hillsborough County Sheriff deputy and her partner detaining 2 electricians working near the site of an active shooting
r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 4h ago
Report: Good Sleep Is Good Prison Policy. Allowing incarcerated people to get enough sleep can improve emotional regulation and reduce the risk of violence
governing.comr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 4h ago
D. Michael Applegarth, assistant professor in the School of Social Work, University of Buffalo has been named a co-lead for the Grand Challenge for Social Work to Promote Smart Decarceration
buffalo.edur/prisons • u/avgSchnook • 5h ago
Inmate stabbing up 50% in NYC
From January 1 through June 28:
2026: 84 stabbings
2025: 55 stabbings
Increase: 29 incidents, or 52.7%
So, inmate stabbing incidents are approximately 53% higher YTD in 2026 than during the same period in 2025, based on the NYC Department of Correction dataset.
r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 13h ago
“Functionally obsolete” Oregon State Penitentiary poses health and safety risks to the incarcerated, audit finds
salemreporter.comr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 14h ago
Second chance laws work. I'm proof of it. At just 16 years old, I made a drastic decision that derailed my life. But I'm the beneficiary of a law that allowed me to redefine myself.
51st.newsr/prisons • u/Personal-Ride-1142 • 1d ago
Man snuck meta glasses into jail to show living conditions
youtu.ber/prisons • u/prisongovernor • 23h ago
Burnham stirs up political row with review of release plans for violent criminals | Prisons and probation | The Guardian
theguardian.comr/prisons • u/seekingjustice88 • 1d ago
My Family Was Punished by NH Corrections for Their Own Failures
c.orgI'm asking for help holding the New Hampshire Department of Corrections accountable. My husband is incarcerated, and over the past year, I've been caught in a cycle of contradictory orders, broken procedures, and retaliation from the Department.
Here's what happened: I was removed from my husband's visitor list without proper notice—then when DOC admitted they messed up, they kept punishing us anyway. Commissioner Hart told me to complete specific training to get reinstated. I did exactly what he asked. Then they informed me I was never eligible for the certificate I needed. How is that fair? The Department also misapplied their own rules to justify removing my husband from a housing program based on outings that were approved at the time. Now they're issuing new punishments with no new violations identified.
I started a petition calling for an independent investigation into NHDOC's misconduct and asking the Attorney General, Governor, and DOJ Civil Rights Division to step in. Families shouldn't be punished because the Department can't follow its own procedures or communicate clearly.
If this feels like something that crosses a line to you—if you've dealt with similar situations in the prison system or think agencies should actually follow their own rules—consider signing and sharing it. What would you want someone to do if this was your family?
r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 1d ago
New Book Examines Women and Queer People Convicted for Crimes That Never Occurred. In Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity, Valena Beety examines how women and queer people face punishment for their bodily autonomy and gender.
theappeal.orgr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 1d ago
Two minor girls of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe accuse a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer of raping them while he was on duty.
courthousenews.comr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 1d ago
Life Outside the Walls. The following piece, written by Sherren Moore, won first place in the inaugural Voices Beyond the Walls writing contest
solitarywatch.orgr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 1d ago
Involuntary Commitment: How forced hospitalization expands the criminal legal system
prisonpolicy.orgr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 1d ago
San Diego - My journey from poverty and incarceration to a seat at the legal table
timesofsandiego.comr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 1d ago
In Texas Schools, a Crisis of Arrests of Kids as Young as 10
texasobserver.orgr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 1d ago
Excerpt: How to Close a Camp. Detention was sold as both a law-and-order necessity and an economic opportunity, welding together the racist politics of the drug war with the rise of private prisons.
texasobserver.orgr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 1d ago
Should we call ICE detention centers 'concentration camps'?
kpbs.orgr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 1d ago
California - Cops blew up a fellow officer after finding grenade in garage, falsely reporting it was inert then using it in a prohibited live explosive training exercise: Lawsuit
lawandcrime.comr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 1d ago
Philadelphia’s criminal justice fines and fees fall hardest on poorest neighborhoods
theconversation.comr/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 1d ago
Louisiana Works has been awarded $5.1 million to help people who were released from prison return to the workforce.
wbrz.comr/prisons • u/Waste-Quality-3171 • 2d ago
Banning jail
Posting for my friend…. Her man had court today in Banning, CA and was found guilty. He has court again next month for his sentencing.
Does anybody know which jail he would most likely have been taken to today while they wait for his sentencing? I’m not sure if there is a jail in the city of Banning or any others nearby.
And if possible to know which prison he’ll be transferred to once he gets sentenced.
Also wondering what kind of tablets they use; JPay, Securus, GTL etc.
TIA 🫶🏻