One of the first people to die of COVID-19 in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail system was Raymond Rivera — a 55-year-old father and husband who lost his life in April. The “offense” that ...

A push to reduce incarceration rates in Texas has increased the emphasis for jail alternatives and community supervision. As of November 2017, over 145,000 inmates have been incarcerated in Texas ...

As state and local leaders grapple with real-time challenges created by COVID-19, most are facing a looming pandemic hangover: a fiscal crisis of staggering proportions. Already, policymakers around ...

Casey Witte is a research and policy associate on the Criminal Justice Team at the R Street Institute. In his February State of the State address, Gov. Bill Lee sent a clear message that public safety ...

For the past several months, former inmate Robert Davis has worked hard to turn his life around. Davis, a father of two from Decatur, has developed relationships with his family again, recovered from ...

Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Chairman Graham and Ranking Member Feinstein: Warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and correctional health experts ...

It has been well documented by now that there are more people in prison in the United States than in any other country in the world. But that oft-cited statistic — that the United States is home to ...

Settlement Ensures Communication Access for Deaf People on Parole and Probation in Georgia Settlement Ensures Communication Access for Deaf People on Parole and Probation in Georgia Oct 18, 2022 Case ...

THE SETTLEMENT IN THIS CLASS ACTION CASE MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS. Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people on probation and parole in Georgia went to a judge to ask the Georgia Department of Community ...