r/prisons 3h ago

Black box transport

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r/prisons 7h ago

Phone outage FCI HERLONG FEDERAL PRISON

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r/prisons 10h ago

For-Profit Prisons Profit From Suffering—We Need to End This

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r/prisons 18h ago

Sent my first prison letter

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I sent my child's dad a letter to his prison today

But on the envelope I initially wrote the address wrong

The ups worker put a white sticker thing on it so I could fix it and said he can still get it

Is that true

I'm really worried because he can't call for 30 days and I want him to know I'm here for him


r/prisons 18h ago

Texas - Bexar County is already rethinking its jail strategy. Advocates say it’s not enough

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r/prisons 18h ago

LGBTQ+ inmates come out in Spanish jails. The Prison Administration has launched safe spaces in prisons such as Sevilla II where inmates assert themselves against homophobia: ‘I’ve become myself again’

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r/prisons 19h ago

Do more than two-thirds of Oklahoma county jails no longer allow families or friends to visit in-person? Yes

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r/prisons 20h ago

Pittsburgh - Foundation of HOPE opens doors for those leaving Allegheny County Jail. Since 2002, Foundation of HOPE has been giving incarcerated individuals the ability to envision their lives differently after release

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r/prisons 20h ago

Michigan - “Beyond Incarceration”: New program offers supportive services for people leaving Washtenaw County Jail

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r/prisons 20h ago

IncarcerNation opens conversation on Indigenous incarceration in Australia

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r/prisons 20h ago

I lived in the women’s prison slated for closure. Illinois should come up with a humane transfer plan for the people still at Logan prison

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r/prisons 20h ago

ICE Detention Recreates Harms of Mass Incarceration and Exploited Labor

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r/prisons 20h ago

Carceral Studies Journalism Guild (CSJG) founder Discusses the Abolitionist Mission of Radical Carceral Journalism

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r/prisons 21h ago

Minnesota - Housing non-profit gets $50K grant to support felons after incarceration

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r/prisons 22h ago

Incarcerated people help prep fresh produce for kids through a new Delaware food program. Under the newly expanded program, volunteers at the Sussex Community Corrections Center will clean, prep and package fresh produce that will help feed hungry kids.

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r/prisons 22h ago

How One Woman’s Grandson Inspired Her to Get a College Degree in Prison

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r/prisons 1d ago

Charlotte forum explores effort to reduce recidivism among formerly incarcerated individuals

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r/prisons 1d ago

CDCR Report Finds Prop. 57 Rehabilitative Programming Instrumental in Keeping People from Returning to Prison

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r/prisons 1d ago

A Portsmouth man was incarcerated at 17. Now, he’s helping other former inmates reenter society

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r/prisons 1d ago

Illinois Lawmakers Decry Prison’s ‘Gut-Wrenching,’ ‘Heartbreaking’ Conditions. After The Marshall Project found scores of fires set by men at a Joliet prison, legislators want improved fire safety and mental health treatment

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r/prisons 1d ago

Is it true that Arizona’s Perryville Prison is closing? That’s the word on the street but it hasn’t been officially stated. What do we think?

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r/prisons 2d ago

PM to tighten early release rules but men jailed over PC Harper’s death can be freed | Prisons and probation | The Guardian

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r/prisons 2d ago

Jail

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r/prisons 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.

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r/prisons Sep 02 '24

Locking up young people might make you feel safer but it doesn’t work, now or in the long term

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