Mule Creek State Prison, Facility-D has created a “Garden of Hope” to provide a space for personal transformation through horticulture, which has been successful in rehabilitating inmates and providing a sense of hope and purpose.
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law has released a report detailing how federal funding cuts are undermining the 2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act, which has led to increased risks for incarcerated individuals, including LGBTQ+ individuals, and has resulted in the closure of the National PREA Resource Center.
The Department of Justice released a memo under the Trump administration that threatens to roll back key protections for transgender and intersex people under the Prison Rape Elimination Act, potentially putting them at increased risk of sexual assault in federal prisons, jails, and youth facilities.
Worth Rises has criticized the FCC’s proposal to increase the phone call rate cap for incarcerated people, arguing that it will result in a loss of $215 million in annual relief for incarcerated people and their families.
The Prison Policy Initiative released a report revealing flaws in parole boards across 35 states, showing that releases are declining due to systemic injustice in the parole process.
The Sentencing Project released a report on Wednesday detailing the barriers that prevent incarcerated people from voting in states where they have the legal right, and recommended policy changes to ensure access to the ballot.
Frequent prison transfers in New York disrupt the lives of incarcerated individuals, causing stress, anxiety, and separation from loved ones, and the transfer process itself is harsh and uncomfortable.
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