A new Mississippi law will allow more people in jails and prisons to cast absentee ballots, but many obstacles remain. Read the latest from The Marshall Project - Jackson ⬇️
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🏢🔒 Uncovering the Truth About Private Prisons: Beyond Bars and Boundaries! 📜🔓 Ever wondered what happens when government-operated jails hit capacity? 🤔🏛️ Enter the realm of private prisons. As federal prisons overflowed, private corporations stepped in, building their own facilities to accommodate more inmates. The pitch? Saving government dollars. 💰🏢 But, as these private institutions multiplied, a critical debate emerged. Were they beneficial or detrimental to our criminal justice system? Private prisons are unique, run by companies under government contracts, with the power to incarcerate individuals. 📝🔐 Uncover the full story at Academy4SC. Click the link in our bio to explore in-depth videos on interdisciplinary civics education. 🚀 #Academy4SC #Leaders4SC #Educators4SC #Research4SC #Scholars4SC #Students4SC #PrivatePrisonsExplained #CriminalJusticeReform #BeyondBars #JusticeMatters #EmpowerThroughEducation #CivicsInAction #KnowYourRights #ChangeMakers #SocialImpact #EducationForAll #InclusiveSociety #ChampioningChange #EmpowermentThroughKnowledge #TransformingSociety #JusticeSystem #CivicsEducation #HumanRights #FairJustice #UnlockingOpportunities #ReformTheSystem
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https://lnkd.in/e-3vB_Av At least three states are moving forward with plans for larger, pricier prisons, with proponents of such facilities citing the need to address issues of overcr...
Billion-dollar supersize prisons are slated to be built across the U.S. But do they help or hurt public safety?
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The 13th amendment of the US Constitution effectively perpetuated slavery in US penal institutions. The shocking and iniquitous clause attached to the 13th amendment allows people to be treated as slaves while incarcerated. Hard to believe, right ?. This evil is perpetuated and is exploited by some of the leading global corporations in America - a list of shame that is hard to believe when you marry the labor practices they ruthlessly exploit with the (sham) ethical positions these corps and their brands take.Slave labor in prisons is a moral abomination, akin to a crime. The 13th amendment as it stands must be changed. If you want to play a part in changing things then please support the work of Bianca Tylek, one of the most courageous and truly extraordinary people I have ever met in my life. Bianca founded Worth Rises and is at the forefront of the efforts to change the 13th amendment. A fight that means moving the political needle state-by-state and federally, and going up against the interests of some nasty and pernicious corporations - which does not go without significant risks. #13thAmendment #modernslavery #penalreform #worthrises.org #biancatylek #humanrightsanddignity
I had five different stories about the defacto slavery that is thriving in the U.S. in its prisons. But I have chosen this UN report because it makes it clear that not only do some Americans understand that this country is still embroiled in racist slavery — the prisoners involved are overwhelming Black — but that this is the way we appear to the rest of the world. A couple of years ago I wrote a research paper on the racism and brutality of all too many American law enforcement officers. (see SR Archive search on “brutality”. It is one of my most cited papers in half a century of writing papers. Slavery and the racism it represents has been baked into the United States since its creation, although you rarely hear anyone mention that. Did you know that 41 of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence owned human beings, as they owned cattle or dogs? And that 25 of the 55 men who participated in the Constitution Convention in 1787 and signed it were or had owned other human beings. In American prisons it is essentially still going on, as this article describes.
UN Report Urges End to Forced US Prison Labor—a 'Contemporary Form of Slavery'
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How to Report on Banned Books in Prisons in Your State. Story via The Marshall Project. https://lnkd.in/eewiuc34
How to Report on Banned Books in Prisons in Your State
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Our Managing Partner, Mr. MOIZ RAFIQUE shares his insightful views with Bar & Bench in an article titled, "Beyond Bars: Understanding the potential of Open Prisons for the Indian subcontinent." This article explores the merits and demerits of open prisons in detail, concentrating on the Indian situation. Read more at :- https://lnkd.in/gTWBD8Sq #knowledgesharing #lawfirm #indianlaw #criminallaw #criminaljustice #openprisons #lawfirm
Beyond Bars: Understanding the potential of Open Prisons for the Indian subcontinent
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Beyond Bars: Understanding the potential of Open Prisons for the Indian subcontinent This article explores the merits and demerits of open prisons in detail, concentrating on the Indian situation. Privy Legal Service LLP - MOIZ RAFIQUE #viewpoint #openprisions #indianopenprisions #beyondbars #barandbench
Beyond Bars: Understanding the potential of Open Prisons for the Indian subcontinent
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New findings alert from Cohen Law Offices: An investigative piece by The New York Times, in collaboration with Wisconsin Watch, has spotlighted the prolonged challenges and conditions within Wisconsin's max-security prisons. The report reveals the stark reality of "modified movement" status and the resultant impact on inmates at Waupun and Green Bay state prisons, touching on critical issues like staffing shortages and lockdowns. With Wisconsin's Black imprisonment rate reported to be the highest in the country and an incarceration rate towering over neighboring states, it's time to talk about what these numbers mean for our community and justice system. Dive into the article to understand the trends that put Wisconsin in the national focus and how policy changes are shaping our approach to criminal justice. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g5CuTpWh #cohenlawoffices #eauclaire #OWI #WisconsinOWIdefense #OWIdefense #drunkdrivingdefense #wisconsincriminaldefense #wisconsinfelonydefense
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I would like to invite your attention to my article titled “Beyond Bars: Understanding the potential of Open Prisons for the Indian Subcontinent.” The present article assess the viability of Open Prisons, the challenges attached in the premise of the present Indian Open Prison setup. Wherein important aspects like humane environment in context of overcrowding of prisons and philosophy behind rehabilitation over punishment is also discussed. Importance of compassionate prison system to achieve lower recidivism rates is also a critical factor assessed in the present article. Such facets are being looked at with serious attention through the periscopes of Judicial Activism as well. You may share your thoughts and may also feel free to discuss other factors which could also be assessed in terms of Open Prisons and Prison Rights. Thanking Bar & Bench for this wonderful opportunity. #Rehabilitation #JudicialActivism #OpenPrison #CompassionatePrison #PrisonRights
Our Managing Partner, Mr. MOIZ RAFIQUE shares his insightful views with Bar & Bench in an article titled, "Beyond Bars: Understanding the potential of Open Prisons for the Indian subcontinent." This article explores the merits and demerits of open prisons in detail, concentrating on the Indian situation. Read more at :- https://lnkd.in/gTWBD8Sq #knowledgesharing #lawfirm #indianlaw #criminallaw #criminaljustice #openprisons #lawfirm
Beyond Bars: Understanding the potential of Open Prisons for the Indian subcontinent
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Felons In The Workplace By Chris Finnie - former Contributing Author to Crime, Justice and America magazine. Originally published in 2002 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine In a June 2001 report by the U.S. Department of Labor called “From Hard Time to Full Time”, they cite figures from the Department of Justice on the number of people under criminal justice supervision. For 1999, 1.85 million were incarcerated in state and federal prisons and local jails, 3.8 million on probation, and 700,000 on parole. More than 500,000 offenders were released from state and federal prisons and returned to communities. The Christian Science Monitor quotes a figure from the Urban League saying, “…a record 630,00 inmates, an average of 1,600 a day, will walk out of U.S. prisons and back into society.” In addition, the Labor Department notes that, “The number of people who have a record of arrest or conviction is much larger, though. Over 47 million Americans — and probably many more have a criminal history on file with state or federal governments. That means that about 25 percent of the nation’s adu... #backgroundchecks #criminalrecords #employment #felons #hiring #reentry #Rehabilitation #secondchances #workforceintegration #workplace
Felons In The Workplace
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The new Lord - or Lady - Chancellor has a big to-do list, from our overcrowded prisons to the courts backlog, and policing. To truly fix a criminal justice system that is on its knees, we urge the new government to fundamentally review the whole system and back it up with proper and sustained investment.⬇️ #UKElection2024 #GeneralElection2024 #justice https://lnkd.in/eKQQm8pS
The new justice secretary has a long to-do list
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