Articles by Maddy Troilo
- Technical violations, immigration detainers, and other bad reasons to keep people in jail
How ICE and probation and parole detainers (or “holds”) contribute to unnecessary jailing
Mar 18, 2020 - We know how to prevent opioid overdose deaths for people leaving prison. So why are prisons doing nothing?
Treatment programs offer promising results for recently incarcerated people, but prisons aren’t using them.
Dec 7, 2018 - New York State’s elderly prison boom: An update
Despite recent positive reforms, New York's elderly prison population continues to grow.
Nov 1, 2018 - Locking up youth with adults: An update
The number of youth locked up in adult facilities remains on the decline, but new jails data shows how much further we still need to go.
Feb 27, 2018
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