Criminal Justice
Friday, May 10, 2024
Push continues to restore voting rights for formerly incarcerated in MS
Voting-rights advocates continue their push to restore these rights for formerly incarcerated Mississippians after lawmakers failed to act. House …
Thursday, May 9, 2024
A new hotline connects formerly incarcerated people with re-entry services in NC
A North Carolina group hopes to help people stay out of prison by connecting them to critical resources. Recidivism Reduction Educational Programs …
'Art Against the Odds' shines light on artists in WI justice system
By Kate Mothes for Arts Midwest.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Wisconsin News Connection reporting for the Arts Midwest-Public News Service Collab…
VA can bolster higher education access for incarcerated people
Virginia advocates believe more can be done to make higher education accessible to incarcerated people. Only a handful of community colleges partner …
Disability advocates join efforts to halt Atlanta's 'Cop City'
By Marianne Dhenin for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Shanteya Hudson for Georgia News Connection reporting for the YES! Media/Public News …
MS group backs health-center alternative to incarceration
Mississippi prisons often lack resources to treat people who are incarcerated with substance-use disorders adequately but a nonprofit organization is …
NE advocates foresee new voting-restoration law helping individuals, state
April is Second Chance Month and many Nebraskans are celebrating passage of a bipartisan voting rights restoration bill and its focus on second chance…
IN Rape crisis center opens to reduce assault cases, heighten attention
The Me Too movement prompted sexual abuse victims to come forward with their allegations of rape and harassment. Yet, the increase in these …
Boston U. Prison Education Program celebrates 50 years of changing lives
Boston University's Prison Education Program is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and is hoping to expand. Students at Massachusetts Correctional …
New KY website offers 'Second Chance' job, recovery resources
A new website aims to help Kentuckians just out of prison re-enter their communities and find job training, employment and recovery services…
Kentucky determined to support its domestic violence shelters amid federal cuts
As federal Victims of Crime Act funding continues to impact Kentucky's domestic violence shelters, advocates say they are applauding lawmakers …
Turnover in MA election officials as presidential election nears
Heightened scrutiny and harassment are helping fuel an increasing turnover rate of election officials in Massachusetts and beyond, according to a new …