Press Releases
Feb 08, 2021
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof West Virginia Report Examines Alarmingly High Regional Jail Death Rate, Calls for Reduction in Overcrowding
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia has some of the nation’s deadliest jails, with alarmingly high rates of suicide, homicide, and drug overdose deaths, according to a new report...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Feb 04, 2021
Lawsuit Seeks to End Physical and Psychological Abuse of People with Mental Illness Incarcerated in Northern Correctional Institution
Extreme Inhumane Conditions, Constitutional Violations Detailed
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Dec 15, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Indiana Calls on Holcomb for Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
INDIANAPOLIS - The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Indiana, The Bail Project, Indiana Black Expo, Immigrant Welcome Center, Greater Indianapolis NAACP Branch 3053, Public Advocates in Community re-Entry, ...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Dec 11, 2020
Judge Orders 50 Percent Reduction in Orange County Jail Population due to COVID-19
Releases Come as Jail Faces Massive Outbreak
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 28, 2020
Connecticut Department of Correction In Violation of COVID-19 Lawsuit Settlement
HARTFORD –In a letter to lawyers for the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC), the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Connecticut announced “systemic patterns of non-compliance by the Department of...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 27, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµFiles Class Action Lawsuit to Protect Incarcerated People at the Deadliest Federal Prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In response to intensifying COVID-19 outbreaks at the federal prison complex in Butner, North Carolina, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof North Ca...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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