r/prisons • • 18h ago

Johnny Cash, Prison Abolitionist. The late country singer had a far more clear-eyed understanding of the horrors of incarceration than some of today’s “leftists.”

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r/prisons • • 8h ago

Raw Chicken, Malnutrition and Fear: The ‘Nightmare’ of Being Pregnant in an ICE Detention Camp. For six months of her pregnancy, Maria was held in an immigrant camp in Texas, where conditions made it impossible for her to care for herself or her baby.

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r/prisons • • 8h ago

Ohio - After Series of Deaths, Cuyahoga County Jail Struggles To Implement New CPR Policy. Jail officials updated an employee handbook in January to require CPR in medical emergencies, but they haven’t informed most corrections officers yet

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r/prisons • • 9h ago

What will the takeover of Arizona’s prison healthcare system look like? | A long-awaited outside takeover of Arizona’s prison healthcare system is set to begin this month, putting a court-appointed receiver in charge of a prison system.

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r/prisons • • 9h ago

NJ lawmakers to consider parole reform, expanded holistic defense program, new solitary confinement rules | Nearly 16,000 New Jersey residents are on parole, and even minor technical violations can send them back to prison.

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