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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning
March 26, 2025
About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.
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A Prison Newspaper Hopes to Bridge ‘Inside’ and ‘Outside’ Worlds in Rural California
October 15, 2024
Rural prisons tend to have fewer programs for incarcerated residents than urban prisons do. A new media project at the Central California Women’s Facility is bucking that trend.
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West Virginia lawmakers pour around $100 million into improving the jails system. It’s not nearly enough.
August 20, 2023
State officials say the understaffed and overcrowded corrections system needs over $300 million to increase pay and repair decaying facilities. Lawmakers just approved some funding for the facilities, many of which are in rural communities, but it falls short.
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Long Story Short: 60% of Oklahoma Jails Failed 2022 Inspections – Oklahoma Watch
July 12, 2023
The violations include moldy cells and broken fire alarms, but only one formal complaint was filed by the health department.
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Hawaii’s Parole Board Is The Most Powerful In The Country. That May Change
July 04, 2023
The paroling authority sets the minimum terms that inmates must serve before they can be released from prison, a task that other states assign to judges.
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Redacted: State Withholding Plans for New Women’s Prison
June 19, 2023
State agencies are using a controversial exemption to the public records law to redact information about the prison project.
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After Life: The untold story of how a group of incarcerated men reshaped rehabilitation in California
February 02, 2023
Join us for season two of Voices’ own Gray Area podcast, where we make documentaries for your ears. This time, we’ve followed one man with a life sentence who got an unexpected second chance at life.
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