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• Lawmakers may consider restoring the right to vote for convicted felons, by Isabela Nieto, NPR Illinois, December 17, 2024
• Prison telecom providers are shifting strategy by exploiting tablet services, by Tatiana Walk-Morris, Prism, December 9, 2024
• Standard probation conditions set Mississippians up for failure, by Danielle Smith, Public , December 9, 2024
• Trump Says Jan. 6 Committee Should Be Jailed—As Biden Reportedly Considers Pardons For Trump Foes, by Sara Dorn, Forbes, December 8, 2024
• Multi-year jail study reveals those mostly likely to be booked and rebooked, by Frank Zufall, Wisconsin Examiner, December 6, 2024
• Abortion Seekers on Parole or Probation Face Dire Obstacles to Care, by Susan Buttenwieser, Women's Media Center, December 5, 2024
• Clemency groups use Hunter pardon to pressure Biden, by Myah Ward, Politico, December 5, 2024
• An obscure court case could reverse bail reform, by Kerry Kennedy, The Hill, November 27, 2024
• Activists slam Biden for pardoning turkeys, not those on federal death row, by Emily Swanson, The Guardian, November 26, 2024
• Biden pardoned turkeys. Will he pardon more people? , by Brakkton Booker and Jesse Naranjo, Politico, November 26, 2024
• How California’s Embrace of a Tough-on-Crime Measure May Undo a Decade of Reform, by Victoria Valenzuela, Bolts, November 25, 2024
• New Resource: In Era of Secrecy, States Increasingly Restrict Media Access to Executions, by Leah Roemer, Death Penalty Information Center, November 25, 2024
• House Democrats urge Biden to use clemency power in final months of presidency, by Sophie Brams, Count on News 2, November 20, 2024
• Public Service Commission to hold hearing on prison phone call rates, by Bobbi-Jeanne Misick, Verite, November 19, 2024
• San Diego sheriff is raising millions from people in jail — but details are scant on revenue and spending, by Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union Tribune, November 10, 2024
• The Push To End 'Prison Gerrymandering' Gains Momentum, by Jack Karp, Law 360, November 1, 2024
• Thousands of West Virginians are having their voting rights suppressed, by Leann Ray, West Virginia Watch, October 29, 2024
• Why We Need Prison Journalism More Than Ever, by Christopher Blackwell and Emily Nonko, The Nation, October 25, 2024
• ‘Destroyed for a year:’ Alabama’s parole system topic of discussion for panel, by Ralph Chapoco, Alabama Reflector, October 15, 2024
• Pennies for labor, dollars for health: The cruel math of prison copays, by Annabel Rocha, Reckon, October 15, 2024
• These Floridians couldn’t flee Hurricane Milton. They’re incarcerated., by Li Zhou, Vox, October 10, 2024
• Pregnant and hemorrhaging, without a key solution within reach, by Marta Jewson, WWNO New Orleans Public Radio, September 30, 2024
• Many prisoners were once scared kids. How do we break this cycle of violence? | Opinion, by Sherrerd Hartness, The State, September 25, 2024
• WV’s $5 prison copay called a barrier to care for incarcerated people, by Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service, September 24, 2024
• ‘I got the right?’ CT law lets incarcerated people, formerly incarcerated vote but few know, by Alison Cross, The Hartford Courant, September 23, 2024
• Report: Tablets in CT, U.S. prisons don’t fill the void of books, by Edwin J. Viera, Public News Service, September 23, 2024
• Diddy’s Not the Only One Dealing With Unsafe Jail Conditions, by Joseph Williams, Word in Black, September 19, 2024
• Thousands in California’s jails have the right to vote — but here’s why many won’t, by Sameea Kamal, CalMatters, September 16, 2024
• In Vermont, Abolitionists Are Fighting a Prison-Building Boom, by Ashley Smith, Truthout, September 4, 2024
• Prices are going up at the Sonoma County jail commissary, spending on inmate programs is not, by Marisa Endicott, The Press Democrat, August 24, 2024
• Cash Bail: ‘Devastating’ for Women and Families, by Susan Buttenwieser, Women's Media Center, August 21, 2024
• WA prisoners pay millions in fees to the state. Most of the money isn’t being used , by Grace Deng, Washington State Standard, August 31, 2024
• The “prosecutor vs. felon” line isn’t the slam dunk Team Harris thinks it is, by Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, August 20, 2024
• Texas’ overcrowded and understaffed jails send people awaiting trial to other counties and states, by Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune, August 13, 2024
• Abortion bans pose new risks for Texans on probation, parole, by Amber Gaudet, Dallas Morning News, August 12, 2024
• Inmates battle heat, mold and mice inside Mississippi's largest prison, by Erik Ortiz, NBC News, August 4, 2024
• A Judge Ruled a Louisiana Prison’s Health Care System Has Failed Inmates for Decades. A Federal Law Could Block Reforms., by Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, July 25, 2024
• Big price cut ordered for inmate phone and video calls across Texas, by Dante Motley, The Texas Tribune, July 24, 2024
• Congressional Democrats take aim at for-profit probation, electronic monitoring companies, by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg and Nick Wing, The Appeal, July 23, 2024
• FCC slashes cost of phone calls for inmates, capping decades-long effort, by Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, July 20, 2024
• Bill would require federal prisons to disclose environmental factors that pose health risks, by Erik Ortiz, NBC News, July 18, 2024
• FCC Will Cap the Cost of Prison Phone Calls, by Joe Lancaster, Reason, July 18, 2024
• FCC closes “final loopholes” that keep prison phone prices exorbitantly high, by Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, July 18, 2024
• Growing number of U.S. states target 'prison gerrymandering', by David Sherfinski, Context, July 15, 2024
• The Growing Crisis of Heatwave Deaths in America’s Prisons, by Adam Mahoney, Capital B, June 27, 2024
• Study shows incarcerated women experience different conditions than men, by Meg Anderson, NPR, June 27, 2024
• Report: Kentucky’s incarceration rate among highest in the world, by Alyssa Williams, WKYT, June 26, 2024
• Messenger: An unfair fight for Missouri inmates trying to keep their money from the state, by Tony Messenger, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 26, 2024
• Over half of US women on probation or parole need permission to travel for abortion – study, by Jessica Glenza, The Guardian, June 24, 2024
• Abortion care almost impossible for women in US prison system, by Anastasia Moloney and David Sherfinski, Context, June 21, 2024
• Denied the 'right to hug': In many U.S. jails, video calls are the only way detainees can see loved ones, by Dan Slepian, Kenzi Abou-Sabe and Alexandra Chaidez, NBC News, June 20, 2024
• Thousands of women on probation or parole in Tennessee need to seek approval to leave the state for abortion care, by Paige Pfleger, 90.3 WPLN, June 20, 2024
• Parole and probation rules limit travel. That can be complicated for people seeking abortions., by Candice Norwood, 19th News, June 18, 2024
• Fulton Officials, Activists Debate After New Jail Funding Fails, by Madeline Thigpen, Capital B, June 14, 2024
• Prison reform advocates oppose proposed new Fulton County jail, by Sarah Kallis, Georgia Public Broadcasting, June 12, 2024
• How the Rule of Law Falls Short for Too Many Americans, by Jabari Simama, Governing, June 12, 2024
• He can be president but he can’t be a nurse: The jobs Trump can’t get with felony convictions, by Alex Woodward, Independent, June 9, 2024
• Is Mississippi’s parole system broken?, by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today, June 3, 2024
• How a lost credit card and $7 cheeseburger reignited California’s debate over excessive bail, by Nigel Duara, CalMatters, May 29, 2024
• Incarcerating N.J.’s elderly makes no sense. We can fix this | Opinion, by Jessica Henry, NJ.com, May 27, 2024
• Minnesota Just Became The Latest State to Eliminate Prison Gerrymandering, by Alex Burness, Bolts, May 22, 2024
• Minnesota Governor Signs Pro-Voting Package, by Courtney Cohn, Democracy Docket, May 20, 2024
• Prison crisis continues, but Alabama Legislature largely avoids topic, by Ralph Chapoco, Alabama Reflector, May 20, 2024
• Does Lancaster County's new prison need to be huge? Officials should seek more input to get it right. [editorial], by Lancaster Online Editorial Board, Lancaster Online, May 15, 2024
• When Texas jails issue tablets, it comes at cost for inmates and families, by Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune, May 13, 2024
• Do Children Have a “Right to Hug” Their Parents?, by Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, May 13, 2024
• Texas Prisoners Are Being Cooked to Death, by Editorial, Dallas Weekly, May 9, 2024
• Advocates ask Lancaster County commissioners to look at ways to reduce incarceration [update], by Dan Nephin, Lancaster Online, May 8, 2024
• America’s prison system is turning into a de facto nursing home, by Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, May 6, 2024
• They Bought Tablets in Prison—and Found a Broken Promise, by Gabrielle Caplan, Wired, May 6, 2024
• He Went From Prison to Politics. Now He Helps Others Get a Second Act., by Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, May 4, 2024
• Profit Over People: The True Costs of Prison Communication in Texas, by Nick Blevins, Scene in SA, April 30, 2024
• Virginia delegate hopes to end state’s high Black maternal mortality rate, by Taya Coates, Daily Press, April 26, 2024
• Lawmakers are overreacting to crime, by Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, April 25, 2024
• The number of incarcerated women continues to rise, by Anna Staver, WOSU Public Radio, April 24, 2024
• Locked In, Priced Out: How Prison Commissary Price-Gouging Preys on the Incarcerated, by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg and Ethan Corey, The Appeal, April 17, 2024
• Women at California prison dubbed the ‘rape club’ now worry where they’ll be transferred, by Keri Blakinger and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, April 16, 2024
• Gerrymandering Denies Incarcerated People Fair Democratic Representation, by Tyler Walicek, Truthout, April 15, 2024
• Many states don’t educate people sentenced to life. Now some are coming home., by Charlotte West, Washington Post, April 12, 2024
• Starting over: Women emerging from prison face formidable challenges to resuming their lives, by Samantha Hendrickson, AP News, April 11, 2024
• Reform Rollbacks May Lead to Another Rise in Mass Incarceration, by Christina Carrega, Capital B, April 9, 2024
• Lawsuits allege jail phone-call kickback schemes in Genesee, St. Clair counties, by Alvin (AJ) Jones, Michigan Public, April 5, 2024
• California’s $68B Budget Deficit Has an Obvious Solution, by Robert H. Outman, Prison Journalism Project, April 4, 2024
• The Slow Death of a Prison Profiteer: How Activism Brought Securus to the Brink, by Dana Floberg, Morgan Duckett, The Appeal, April 4, 2024
• A new coalition wants to let women out of prison, by Lynette Hazelton, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 29, 2024
• To Alabama AG Steve Marshall, justice is a one-way street, by John Archibald, AL.com, March 29, 2024
• MO Justice Reform Bill HB1545 Aims to Revise Prison Terms For Older Incarcerated People, by John Moore, KRCU Public Radio, March 26, 2024
• Shackled by Freedom: How Workplace Licensing Holds Back Ex-Convicts, by Amanda Kieffer, Real Clear Investigations, March 25, 2024
• Report says some Iowa jails unlawfully charge inmates for health care, by Zachary Oren Smith, Iowa Public Radio, March 21, 2024
• ‘Prison gerrymandering reform bill’ aims to ensure fairer representation, heads for House Floor, by Mike Cook, Minnesota Legislature, March 19, 2024
• Rat fur, arsenic and copper: the dangerous ingredients lacing US prison water, by Lela Nargi, The Guardian, March 19, 2024
• Louisiana saves nearly $153,000,000 by releasing incarcerated people held for nonviolent crimes, report finds, by Josiah Bates, The Grio, February 22, 2024
• Bodycam shows Birmingham police chase and shooting that led to $4.5 million verdict, by Hannah Denham, AL.com, February 21, 2024
• Intertwined: How the Criminal and Child Welfare Systems Reinforce Each Other, by Isaiah Thompson, Nonprofit Quarterly, February 15, 2024
• Wall Street’s New Prison Scam, by Katya Schwenk, The Lever, February 13, 2024
• Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections should rethink its policy of scanning mail sent to prisoners, by PennLive Editorial, PennLive, February 9, 2024
• Many States Are Moving To Shorten Probation Periods. Hawaii Isn't One Of Them, by Ben Lowenthal, Honolulu Civil Beat, February 9, 2024
• Alabama says it’s tough on drug crime. It just perpetuates it., by John Archibald, AL.com, February 6, 2024
• How Oregon Became a Linchpin for the Country’s Drug Policies, by Maia Szalavitz, New York Times, February 5, 2024
• New Jersey May Open Juries to Most People with Criminal Convictions, by Alex Burness, Bolts, January 29, 2024
• My dad was ill. Could he survive the prison health-care system?, by Hope Corrigan, Washington Post, January 27, 2024
• Alabama has even stopped paroling the elderly: ‘They put us in there to die.’, by John Archibald, AL.com, January 22, 2024
• WA lawmakers consider free prison phone calls to help keep families connected, by Grace Deng, Washington State Standard, January 22, 2024
• Healey’s plan for clemency is courageous, but it once would have been unremarkable, by Reiko Hillyer, Boston Globe, January 21, 2024
• Alabama has stopped nearly all paroles: Explaining the Leigh Gwathney effect, by Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, January 17, 2024
• Oklahoma Parole Rate Declines, by Keaton Ross, Oklahoma Watch, January 4, 2024
• Transforming the post-incarceration experience, by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst, Marketplace, January 3, 2024
• Prisoners have it hard enough during the holidays. Kansas should restore access to actual mail., by Max McCoy, Kansas Reflector, December 24, 2023
• Holidays can be 'horrible time' for families dealing with rising costs of incarceration, by Ndea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, December 23, 2023
• Jails are embracing video-only visits, but some experts say screens aren't enough, by Martin Kaste, NPR, December 20, 2023
• Demystifying the New York Parole Board’s Murky Decisions, by Nathan Porceng, New York Focus, December 18, 2023
• Reports from DOJ reveal sharp rise in US women in prison, by Jamal Andress, News 5 Cleveland, December 14, 2023
• Jailbreaking in a Broken Jail , by Ryan Moser, Slate, December 14, 2023
• Jail populations are bouncing back to near pre-pandemic levels, by Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, December 14, 2023
• The Robber Barons of Prison Tech, by Nitish Pahwa, Slate, December 12, 2023
• Seeking redemption for aged and infirm prisoners amid Alabama's high bar for parole, by Debbie Elliott, NPR, December 11, 2023
• Editorial: Colorado’s prisons need dire updates – and so does entire prison system, by Daily Camera Editorial, Daily Camera, December 10, 2023
• Why are more women in the U.S. being incarcerated?, by Chanelle Chandler, Yahoo News, December 6, 2023
• National group spells out criminal justice policy reforms that could help Ohio, by Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal, December 5, 2023
• Massachusetts is latest state to make prison, jail calls free of charge, by Kelcee Griffis, Tech Brew, November 30, 2023
• Prisons need to get back to full services, by Tribune Editorial, Bismarck Tribune, November 29, 2023
• Los Angeles County makes inmate phone calls free starting Dec. 1, by Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2023
• Report: Here’s why Mass.’ tough parole rules do more harm than good, by John L. Micek, MassLive, November 13, 2023
• New mothers can stay with their babies at this Washington prison, by Joseph O'Sullivan, Crosscut Cascade PBS, November 8, 2023
• Guest opinion: Incarcerated journalist calls out 'relentless' retaliation by prison officials, by Jeremy Busby, Freedom of the Press Foundation, November 7, 2023
• If Abortion Measure Fails, Ohioans on Parole And Probation Could Face Graver Restrictions, by Piper French, Bolts, October 31, 2023
• Fewer in Tennessee prisons being granted parole, report shows. Here's why., by Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, October 18, 2023
• Indigenous people in WA incarcerated at higher rates than any other group, data show, by Grace Deng, Washington State Standard, October 17, 2023
• One nation, under arrest, by John Archibald, AL.com, October 8, 2023
• How a New Approach to Public Defense is Overcoming Mass Incarceration, by Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, October 5, 2023
• Incarcerated people endure sweltering heat and freezing cold inside ill-equipped facilities, by Candice Norwood, 19th News, October 5, 2023
• Graying prisons face accelerating health care needs , by Stephanie Kanowitz, Route Fifty, October 4, 2023
• Racial disparities for Alaska Native and American Indian inmates: A troubling picture, by Rhonda McBride, KNBA, October 2, 2023
• The Prisoner and the Pen, by John J. Lennon, Esquire, September 29, 2023
• Maine has 6th highest racial disparity within its incarcerated population, report finds, by Evan Popp, Maine Morning Star, September 29, 2023
• How People in Prison Really Use Technology, by Charlotte West, Slate, September 28, 2023
• Does Kansas City overuse jails? Commission looks for better solutions, by Josh Merchant, Kansas City Beacon, September 22, 2023
• California Inmates Accuse Prison Commissaries of Price Gouging, by D. Razor Babb, Capital & Main, September 19, 2023
• From Behind Enemy Lines, Prison Journalists Report on Conditions at Their Own Risk, by Christopher Blackwell and Emily Nonko, Shadowproof, September 19, 2023
• Illinois Becomes First State In US To Eliminate Cash Bail That Discriminates Against Poor, People Of Color, by Nigel Roberts, BET, September 19, 2023
• Monday numbers: New reports tout ‘Housing First’ to support formerly imprisoned people, by Kelan Lyons, NC Newsline, September 18, 2023
• Illinois to become first US state to abolish cash bail, by Claire Bushey and Joe Miller, Financial Times, September 17, 2023
• Much more to class than income, by Fred McKinney, Connecticut Post, September 16, 2023
• Colorado looks to close incarceration-to-homelessness pipeline, by Robert Davis, Colorado Newsline, September 12, 2023
• Summer Heat Is Killing Incarcerated People – It’s Cruel and Unusual Punishment, by Kwaneta Harris & Leigh Goodmark, Truthout, September 12, 2023
• Cash bail system is stacked against the poor | Editorial, by Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, South Florida Sun Sentinel, September 8, 2023
• COLUMN: Why people with criminal histories struggle to find jobs in Oregon, by Pamela Ferrara, Salem Reporter, September 8, 2023
• Prisons shouldn’t be called homes, especially in the Census, by Shane Morigeau and Jason Small, The Hill, August 29, 2023
• Extreme Heat is Killing People in Prison. What's Being Done About it?, by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg and Nick Wing, The Appeal, August 29, 2023
• Foundation Friday: Spotlighting efforts to reform the criminal justice system, by Ben Lambert, NBA News, August 21, 2023
• Trump’s kid-glove treatment highlights an unequal justice system, by Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, August 21, 2023
• Prisons try to adjust as their inmate population grows older, by All Things Considered, NPR, August 10, 2023
• Geriatric Jailbirds: Florida's Elderly Inmate Population Has Skyrocketed, by Alex Deluca, Miami New Times, August 4, 2023
• New report: Virginia's prison population is growing older, by Michael Pope, WVTF Public Radio, August 4, 2023
• Massachusetts state budget proposes limit on prices for commissary items in prisons, by Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, August 3, 2023
• “We’ve got hell coming”: Missourians in state prisons fear consequences of summertime heat, by Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Beacon, July 28, 2023
• A year after air conditioning came to Parchman, most of Mississippi’s prisons are still without relief from the heat, by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today, July 20, 23
• As Texas Prisons Move to Digitize Mail, Advocates Say Family Bonds Grow Weaker, by Sanya Mansoor, Time, July 20, 23
• Illinois is the first state to eliminate cash bail in its prison system, by A Martínez, NPR, July 19, 23
• New law changes how prisoners in Maine are counted in the U.S. Census, by Haley Hersey, Portland Press Herald, July 18, 23
• Report: Incarceration impacts every parish, but Black and poor neighborhoods are hardest-hit, by Bobbi-Jeanne Misick, Verite, July 17, 2023
• ‘Man Down!’: Surviving the Texas Heat in Prisons Without Air-Conditioning, by J. David Goodman, The New York Times, June 29, 2023
• Idaho prisoners and their families get ripped off just for making a phone call, by Scott McIntosh, Idaho Statesman, June 28, 2023
• Lost in Transit: Digitization of Mail Expands Surveillance Beyond Prisons, by Phillip Vance Smith, II, Logic(s) Magazine, June 23, 23
• Federal lawmakers propose national ban on prison gerrymandering, by The Morning Show, Wisconsin Public Radio, June 22, 2023
• New report highlights enormous scale of community supervision in the United States, by Vittorio Nastasi, Reason Foundation, June 20, 2023
• Alabama inmates’ HIV rates triple rest of population, by Sarah Whites-Koditschek, AL.com, June 19, 2023
• Opinion Amsterdam shows why the U.S. criminal justice system is a failure, by Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, June 19, 2023
• For women ex-prisoners, food insecurity can trigger catastrophe. Activists want more aid, by Selene Rivera, Los Angeles Times, June 19, 2023
• The Impossible Math Behind Pay-Per-Minute Prison Messaging, by Lyle C. May, Slate, June 19, 2023
• New Research Examines Restrictions On Incarcerated Journalists In US Prisons, by Kevin Gosztola, the dissenter, June 16, 2023
• Life With Parole, by Michelle Pitcher, Texas Observer, June 15, 2023
• East Coast Wildfires Put Incarcerated People on Frontlines of Climate Crisis, by Alleen Brown, The Appeal, June 13, 2023
• Florida prisons detain the highest number of HIV-positive people in the nation, by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix, June 4, 2023
• A new law aims to make prison calls affordable. The FCC must decide what that means., by Kimberly Adams, Marketplace, May 31, 2023
• CT uses probation more aggressively than other states, new data shows, by Alex Putterman, CT Insider, May 23, 2023
• Report: Pa. ranks 13th nationwide for mass punishment | Friday Morning Coffee, by John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, May 19, 2023
• W.Va. Lower Than National Average For Prison Incarcerations, by Eric Douglas, WV Public Broadcasting, May 17, 2023
• Two Decades of Prison Did Not Prepare Me for the Horrors of County Jail, by Christopher Blackwell, New York Times, May 16, 2023
• Inside the Frustrating, Error-Ridden, Expensive World of Prison Messaging , by Charlotte West, Slate, May 10, 2023
• Humanizing Elizabeth Holmes is fine — just give women who aren’t white and rich the same courtesy, by Adam Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, May 10, 2023
• California’s Legislature Made Prison Phone Calls Free—Utility Regulators Can Handle the Rest, by Kalena Thomhave, The American Prospect, May 8, 2023
• Our view: Inmate phone call costs a burden to families, by , The Salem News, May 3, 2023
• Hugh Bailey: The misguided pause on prison commutations, by Hugh Bailey, Connecticut Post, April 30, 2023
• When a prison sentence becomes a death sentence, by Fred Clasen-Kelly, NPR, April 27, 2023
• Despite 5 years of mail scanning to keep drugs from Pa. prisons, problems remain, by Zack Hoopes, PennLive, April 21, 2023
• Covid's over but county jails still profit from virtual communication, by Jake Shore, The Current, April 14, 2023
• Pittsburgh’s Most Heavily Imprisoned Areas Want Change. Will the Suburbs Listen?, by Alex Burness, Bolts, April 14, 2023
• HUD Excludes People With Convictions From Public Housing. Local Solutions Can Help., by Roshan Abraham, Next City, April 13, 2023
• The Bureau of Prisons Proposes to Raid Incarcerated People’s Bank Accounts, by Jarod Facundo, The American Prospect, April 7, 2023
• Lawsuits target ‘extortionate’ phone calls, commissary items in California jails, by Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, April 5, 2023
• The high cost of staying in touch while incarcerated can linger long after release, by Roby Chavez, PBS NewsHour, April 3, 2023
• Bob Rosen: It's a crime to be poor, by Bob Rosen, Missoulian, April 2, 2023
• 'Good for the Kids': A California Bill Would Place Incarcerated Parents in Prisons Close to Home, by Tyche Hendricks, KQED-FM, March 31, 2023
• Prison Is America’s Real Cancel Culture, by Jon Stewart, The Problem with Jon Stewart, March 27, 2023
• Voting rights effort targets those held in jails across US, by Gary Fields and Michael Tarm, AP News, March 25, 2023
• Overincarcerating Women and Girls Can't Be What Healing Looks Like, by Melissa Harris-Perry, The Takeaway, March 23, 2023
• Elizabeth Holmes Has Two Young Children. Should That Keep Her Out of Prison?, by Nicole Lewis, The Marshall Project, March 16, 2023
• A comprehensive report on incarceration and women outlines the gender disparities, by Candice Norwood, 19th News, March 17, 2023
• Bank drama, carceral state gets back into action, the Saudi-Iran deal, by Doug Henwood, Behind the News by Jacobin, March 16, 2023
• Column: What if we actually were ‘tough on crime’ instead of tough on people?, by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times, March 8, 2023
• Maine group pushes for reestablishment of parole, by Chloe Teboe, News Center Maine, March 7, 2023
• Report: Policies Keep People with Criminal Records Out of Public Housing, by Mark Richardson, WXPR-FM, March 6, 2023
• Native people are overrepresented in state prisons across the Mountain West, report shows, by Kaleb Roedel, KUNR-FM, March 2, 2023
• It’s hard to find a job if you’ve been in jail. A new program is trying to fix that, by Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, March 2, 2023
• Recent Rise in Women and Girls Behind Bars in Rooted in the War on Drugs, by Christina Carrega, Capital B, March 1, 2023
• Cash bail could play a big role in a crucial Wisconsin election , by Adam Edelman, NBC News, February 28, 2023
• The Junk Fees Biden Hasn’t Talked About, by David Dayen, The American Prospect, February 27, 2023
• The Push to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars, Tradeoffs, February 23, 2023
• The war on drugs persists for older incarcerated people in Florida, by Khawla Nakua and Anthony Cobb, Prism, February 22, 2023
• How one city ended prison gerrymandering, by Aaron Mendelson, Center for Public Integrity, February 17, 2023
• Archibald: Alabama torturing these inmates should shock us (and why it doesn’t), by John Archibald, AL.com, February 17, 2023
• People face a ‘desperate’ reality after leaving prison. Two Atlanta women are pushing to change that., by Candice Norwood, The 19th, February 17, 2023
• Even After a Landmark Bill, the Fight for Prison Phone Justice Isn’t Over, by Wanda Bertram, The Nation, February 15, 2023
• Coming soon to NYC jails: Electronic surveillance, fees to text loved ones, by Matt Katz, Gothamist, February 13, 2023
• Montana redistricting commission ends prison gerrymandering, by Reid Wilson, Pluribus News, February 13, 2023
• Biden Pledged to Take On “Junk Fees.” He Should Start With Jails and Prisons., by Mike Ludwig, Truthout, February 11, 2023
• Advocacy groups ask FTC to expand Biden administration efforts to rein in junk fees, by Casey Quinlan, News from the States, February 10, 2023
• Elderly Left to Languish, Die in Prison, by Robert H. Outman, Prison Journalism Project, February 9, 2023
• California will try to limit solitary confinement — again, by Kate Wolffe, CapRadio, February 7, 2023
• Correctional officers will benefit from California prison closures, too, by Steve Brooks, CalMatters, February 3, 2023
• Georgia prison crisis worsens amid federal investigations, by C. Dreams, Aja Arnold, The Appeal, February 1, 2023
• The High Cost of a Conversation From Cuyahoga County Jail, by Cid Standifer, The Marshall Project, February 1, 2023
• Most incarcerated New Yorkers now come from upstate, not NYC. What's behind the shift?, by Eduardo Cuevas and Kayla Canne, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, January 26, 2023
• Louisiana routinely overdetains inmates, violating Constitution, U.S. says, by Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, January 26, 2023
• Prison reform group seeks end to 'harmful' mail scanning, by RaeLynn Ricarte, The Center Square, January 19, 2023
• Relief is Coming for Families of the Incarcerated, but Will Oklahomans Feel It?, by Ashlynd Huffman, Oklahoma Watch, January 19, 2023
• Arizona inducing labor on pregnant women against their will bolsters calls for prison reform, by Samantha Kamman, Christian Post, January 18, 2023
• How to dismantle the pipeline from poverty to prison, by Naomi Ishisaka, Seattle Times, January 16, 2023
• New Law Will Cap Phone Call Prices in Prisons and Jails, by Kery Murakami, Route Fifty, January 13, 2023
• Momentum Gathers to Improve 2030 Census, by Clara Fong and Kelly Percival, Brennan Center for Justice, January 12, 2023
• Dauphin County made millions on jail phone calls and spent it on staff perks, contractors, by Joshua Vaughn, PennLive, January 10, 2023
• The toll of his absence: the women supporting prisoner Almeer Nance, by Katti Gray, MLK50, January 10, 2023
• Doctor: New Mexico leaves incarcerated people’s health problems untreated, by Austin Fisher, Source NM, January 9, 2023
• Biden signs law to curb costs of expensive prison phone calls, a major blow to a ‘predatory’ industry, by Josh Marcus, The Independent, January 5, 2023
• Prison problem, by Mitchell L. Hensley, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, January 6, 2023
• California county plans to ban landlords from checking criminal history of potential renters, by TheGrio Staff, The Grio, January 4, 2023
• Fixing a Broken System: Is Ending Cash Bail the Answer?, by CBN Staff, Christian Broadcasting Network News, January 3, 2023
• Rising prices behind bars hammer imprisoned people in the US, by Brian Osgood, Al Jazeera, January 3, 2023
• A New Year’s resolution for North Carolina: Overhaul the state’s cruel and archaic criminal sentencing system, by Rob Schofield, NC Policy Watch, January 3, 2023
• Report: Berrien Co. has highest jail phone rate in the nation, by Sarah Hulett, Beenish Ahmed, Michigan Radio, January 2, 2023
• Expunging your criminal record should be automatic, not an expensive time-suck, by Alla Toran-Burrell, Arizona Republic, December 29, 2022
• FCC Set to Gain More Power Over Prison Phone Call Rates, by Will Feuer, The Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2022
• New Law Offers a Fix for the Prison Phone Racket, by Kyle Barr, Gizmodo, December 28, 2022
• Congress passes bill to cap 'predatory' prison phone calls, by Luke Barr, ABC News, December 28, 2022
• New study urges cheaper communications for incarcerated people, by Dana Difilippo, New Jersey Monitor, December 28, 2022
• The $1.4B prison phone call industry gets an overhaul, by Jacob Cohen, The Hustle, December 28, 2022
• The predatory prison phone call industry is finally about to be fixed, by Emma Roth, The Verge, December 27, 2022
• What happens when cash bail ends in IL? Other states have seen success, but debate continues, by Matthew Hendrickson, Chicago Sun-Times, December 27, 2022
• Prisoners in Virginia only get photocopies of incoming mail, by Whittney Evans, Virginia Public Media, December 23, 2022
• High costs for making holiday calls home from prison and jail, by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner, December 23, 2022
• Queer incarcerated youth have worse mental health than their peers, new study shows , by Diamond Yao, Xtra*, December 22, 2022
• Illinois will be the first state to eliminate cash bail. Here’s why women led the push for reform., by Rebekah Barber, The 19th, December 22, 2022
• For Pennsylvania inmates, phone calls are three times more expensive, by Anthony Hennen, The Center Square, December 21, 2022
• To act justly, to love mercy, by Anthony Ehlers, Chicago Reader, December 21, 2022
• The United States Is Crime Sick. Health Care Is the Cure., by Eric Reinhart, The New Republic, December 12, 2022
• Parolees face housing barriers despite justice reforms, by Bostyon Johnson, San Quentin News, December 10, 2022
• Everyday Violence Against Children, by Malcolm Lloyd, Current Affairs, December 9, 2022
• How Georgia's sex offender registry traps people in debt and homelessness, by Christina Lynch, The Appeal, December 8, 2022
• New lawsuit challenges exclusion of convicted felons from New York juries, by Brendan Pierson, Reuters, December 8, 2022
• Outgoing lawmaker calls for federal oversight of Maine’s criminal legal system in blistering complaint, by Evan Popp, Maine Beacon, December 7, 2022
• Formerly incarcerated moms face numerous hurdles during reentry, by Jerry Maleek Gearin, San Quentin News, December 6, 2022
• His Overdose Death in a Halfway House Bathroom Illustrates a System Lacking Accountability, by Moe Clark, Propublica, December 5, 2022
• Lawmakers Pass Bill That Would Expand Maternal Health Care in Prisons, by Christina Carrega, Capital B, December 2, 2022
• Mail, Inc(arcerated), by Kelan Lyons, NC Policy Watch, December 2, 2022
• NY lawmakers aim to overturn controversial prison package ban. Here's why, by Eduardo Cuevas, Lohud, November 30, 2022
• States, including Pa., have replaced prison mail with scanned copies, by John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, November 29, 2022
• Why the Census should count prisoners as residents of their home communities, by Editorial Board, New York Post, November 26, 2022
• ‘Digitized Love’: How Prison Mail Bans Harm Incarcerated People, by Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, November 26, 2022
• Prison Mail Policy Changes Keep Incarcerated People From Receiving Mail, Packages, by Alaina Demopoulos, Teen Vogue, November 22, 2022
• After 39 years behind bars, Black man walks free on overturned murder conviction, by Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, November 18, 2022
• Manhattan District Attorney vacates 188 cases tied to convicted cops, by Veronica Del Valle, Gothamist, November 17, 2022
• La Crosse County first in Wisconsin to offer free phone calls for incarcerated people, by Emily Haugen, News 8000, November 16, 2022
• ‘I don’t have the funds’: a diabetic prisoner pleaded for insulin supplies before his death, by Felix Sitthivong, The Guardian, November 15, 2022
• Incarcerated Americans Left Out of Biden’s Loan Forgiveness, by Jon Edelman, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, November 10, 2022
• ‘Waiting on death’: Nebraska prisoners are getting older, and it’s costing taxpayers, by Natalia Almadari, Flatwater Free Press, November 4, 2022
• People in jail often can't vote, even though they're eligible, by Russell Contreras and Alayna Alvarez, Axios, November 4, 2022
• Bill signed by Pa. Gov. Wolf will lift driver’s license suspensions for some old convictions, by Kate Giammarise, WESA-FM, November 3, 2022
• Plea bargaining and mass incarceration go hand in hand. We need to end both., by Chris Kemmitt and Premal Dharia, USA Today, November 3, 2022
• Now free, phone calls in Connecticut prisons soar, by Taylor Johnson, CT Insider, November 3, 2022
• ‘I Kept Reoffending’: Why Unhoused People Are Choosing To Go To Jail, by Wilson Criscione, Investigate West, November 3, 2022
• Hawaii Corrections By The Numbers: Incarceration Declined In 2020, And So Did Crime Rates, by Kevin Dayton, Honolulu Civil Beat, November 2, 2022
• Polling Stations in Jails Provide Opportunity for Eligible Pre-Trial Detainees to Vote, by Melinda Tuhus, Between the Lines, November 2, 2022
• Native Americans, certain urban neighborhoods make up higher percentage of state prison, by Darrell Ehrlick, Daily Montanan, November 1, 2022
• What Is Prison Gerrymandering and How Does It Impact US Politics?, by Alexis Benefeniste, Teen Vogue, October 31, 2022
• Abortion bans create ‘insurmountable barriers’ for incarcerated women in US, by Maya Yang, The Guardian, October 21, 2022
• Biden’s Focus on Marijuana Is Part of the Problem, by John Pfaff, Slate, October 20, 2022
• Ethics of OK County Jail phone call charges questioned, by Matt Patterson, Nondoc, October 19, 2022
• California made prison phone calls free. Others should follow., by Editorial Board, The Washington Post, October 17, 2022
• Sheriffs offered Caribbean cruises and Florida retreats as part of jail telecom contracts, by Hayden Betts, The Appeal, October 17, 2022
• Senate bill aims to improve care for pregnant women and babies in federal prisons , by Katherine Gilyard, The 19th, October 17, 2022
• Costs of incarceration rise as inflation squeezes inmates, families, by Casey Quinlan, States Newsroom/Missouri Independent, October 11, 2022
• Report: Virginia's bail bond industry often avoids accountability, by Michael Pope, WVTF-FM, October 12, 2022
• Report shows where prison gerrymandering in CT hurt the most, by Jaden Edison, The Connecticut Mirror, October 7, 2022
• Where are CT's incarcerated from? New data shows prison and jail population by ZIP code, by Alex Putterman, CT Insider, October 7, 2022
• Not just a Philly problem. Every community in Pa. has someone in state prison, new data show, by John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, October 4, 2022
• ‘It’s a new day for the formerly incarcerated’: Why Not Prosper opens a center in Harrisburg, by Lynette Hazelton, The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 4, 2022
• Fighting California’s fires requires carceral reform and a just transition, by Ray Levy Uyeda, Prism, September 28, 2022
• Cash Bail Reform Is Not a Threat to Public Safety, by Allie Preston Rachael Eisenberg, Center for American Progress, September 19, 2022
• “Another Place to Warehouse People”: The State Where Halfway Houses Are a Revolving Door to Prison, by Moe Clark, Propublica, September 16, 2022
• Most people in Delaware prisons come from poorer, minority-heavy cities, new report shows, by Hannah Edelman, Delaware News Journal, September 19, 2022
• The Stifling Heat in My Georgia Prison, by Edison Ariel Ortiz, Prison Journalism Project, September 19, 2022
• Voters in jail face ‘de facto disenfranchisement’, by Aaron Mendelson, Center for Public Integrity, September 15, 2022
• Out of prison and struggling with depression, suicide, by Bobby Brier, NJ Spotlight News, September 13, 2022
• Phone calls, commissary accounts, lost time: Miles from prison, women face high costs of incarceration, by Candice Norwood, The 19th, September 12, 2022
• These are the counties California’s prison inmates come from. They’re not always the places with the most crime, by Joshua Sharpe and Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, August 31, 2022
• ‘A perfect storm of bad’: Report finds incarceration rates highest among rural Californians, by Nigel Duara, CalMatters, August 31, 2022
• Return to sender: Sisolak declines NDOC’s proposal to crack down on mail, greeting cards, by Michael Lyle, Nevada Current, August 31, 2022
• This Roanoke Neighborhood Has One of the Highest Rates of Imprisoned Residents in Virginia, New Data Show, by Henri Gendreau, Roanoke Rambler, August 30, 2022
• Prison Ministries Try to Break Back in After COVID-19, by Emily Belz, Christianity Today, August 26, 2022
• The number of women in U.S. prisons is skyrocketing, but little data exists about their experiences., by Chloe Craig, Scalawag, August 25, 2022
• New Mexico prison admissions increase slightly after seven-year decline, by Megan Gleason, Source NM, August 25, 2022
• From Imprisoned To Empowered: Four Women’s Journey To Rebuild, Re-identify And Recreate Themselves, by Richard Fowler, Forbes, August 24, 2022
• How $200K will provide housing for formerly incarcerated people in Tennessee, by Zaria Oates, ABC 24, August 24, 2022
• Commentary: Soares and Adams are wrong on justice reforms, by Alice Green, Albany Times-Union, August 24, 2022
• Policies to Roll Back Abortion Rights Will Hit Incarcerated People Particularly Hard, by Carly Graf, Kaiser Health News, August 22, 2022
• Few rules address extreme heat problem in prisons, by Sarah Betancourt, WFAE-FM, August 20, 2022
• Incarcerating parents punishes families, watchdog group warns, by Dana Difilippo, New Jersey Monitor, August 12, 2022
• Reports spotlight severe incarceration inequities in Nevada, Colorado, by Kaleb Roedel, KUNR-FM, August 11, 2022
• Criminal Background Checks May Be Banned in N.Y.C. Housing Applications, by Mihir Zaveri, The New York Times, August 9, 2022
• For first time, researchers can tell where in Nevada has the highest imprisonment rate, by Michelle Rindels, The Nevada Independent, August 9, 2022
• Which Communities Do People In WA Prisons Come From? New Report Gives Answers , by Wilson Criscione, Investigate West, August 3, 2022
• Census data reveals the burden of incarceration on Baltimore, by Sheilah Kast, WYPR-FM, August 3, 2022
• ‘We just keep punishing.’ Californians with criminal records still face housing barriers, by Hannah Wiley, Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, August 2, 2022
• County's 'largest mental health facility' is the jail. Everyone agrees there's a better way to provide treatment., by Cate Charron, Herald-Times, August 1, 2022
• Prison Cells Can Reach Nearly 150 Degrees in the South, by Trone Dowd, VICE, July 29, 2022
• Incarcerated people pay more as inflation hits Kentucky prison stores, by Michael J. Collins, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, July 28, 2022
• Editorial: New study unveils the effects of mass incarceration in Virginia, by Editorial Board, Roanoke Times, July 25, 2022
• Survey Paints Grim Picture of Life in Incarceration, by Ramenda Cyrus, The American Prospect, July 22, 2022
• Changes in incarceration rates less impressive than expected, by Charles Crow, San Quentin News, July 20, 2022
• After 121 scalding Mississippi summers, Parchman prison is getting air conditioning, by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today, July 19, 2022
• In Small-Town Georgia, A Broken Taillight Can Lead to Spiraling Debt, by Nick Barber, In These Times, July 18, 2022
• Report: Some of the least populated areas in Virginia have the highest incarceration rates, by Whittney Evans, Virginia Public Radio, July 14, 2022
• Just a handful of Denver neighborhoods are home to a disproportionate number of imprisoned people, by Allison Sherry and Veronica Penney, Colorado Public Radio, July 12, 2022
• New report reveals where people in Colorado prisons come from, by Micah Smith, The Denver Channel, July 11, 2022
• Report on Colorado prison population shows disproportionate impact on communities of color, by 9news.com, 9 News, July 7, 2022
• Thousands of Idaho women cannot travel for abortions due to parole, probation, by Audrey Dutton, Idaho Capital Sun, July 8, 2022
• Most Colorado prisoners come from Front Range, but some rural counties send people to prison at higher rates, by Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, July 7, 2022
• Hundreds of Thousands of Women on Parole Face Travel Bans for Seeking Abortion Care, by Dell Cameron, Gizmodo, July 5, 2022
• Op-Ed: Women in prison and under court surveillance will suffer under new abortion bans, by Kate Weisburd, Los Angeles Times, July 5, 2022
• Milwaukee and national activists raise concerns about in-custody deaths, by Sarah McGrew, WTMJ-TV, July 1, 2022
• ‘This is freedom? I have nothing.’ Fresno County’s cycle of incarceration and homelessness, by Cassandra Garibay and Jamila Harris, Fresno Bee, June 29, 2022
• Commentary: Report affirms damage done by high incarceration rates, by Alice Green, Albany Times Union, June 26, 2022
• Supreme Court overturns Roe, opening doors for mass criminalization of abortion, by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, The Appeal, June 24, 2022
• Contrary to popular belief, healthcare in prison is far from free. Sometimes, it can cost your life., by Luci Harrell, Scalawag, June 24, 2022
• The imprisoned are living with mental illness. States are ill-equipped to help | Thursday Coffee, by John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, June 23, 2022
• Cities, rural counties have highest incarceration rates in N.J., study finds, by Dana Difilippo, New Jersey Monitor, June 16, 2022
• Incarcerated Women Need A Place In Your Roe Outrage, by Zahara Hill, HuffPost, June 16, 2022
• The Datasets We're Looking at This Week, by Jeremy Singer-Vine, FiveThirtyEight, June 15, 2022
• The Land of the Free Leads the World in Incarceration. Why?, by Christina Carrega, Capital B, June 15, 2022
• Progressives, now is not the time to back down on bail reform, by Mirella Ceja-Orozco and Elizer Darris, The Chicago Tribune, June 15, 2022
• Navigating Freedom, Reentry and Motherhood: The Challenges for Formerly Incarcerated Moms, by Hannah Maria Wright, KQED-FM, June 11, 2022
• Perpetuating poverty: Formerly incarcerated people warn of ‘agonizing’ choices around Wisconsin’s prison copays, by Jonah Beleckis, Wisconsin Public Radio, June 8, 2022
• Upstate NY counties send the most people to state prisons per capita, says new report, by Hayley Jones, Finger Lakes 1, June 7, 2022
• Housing access and the revolving door of prison, by Alana Rosenberg and Luwam Gebrekristos, The Connecticut Mirror, June 3, 2022
• The prison-industrial complex is an environmental catastrophe, by Mansa Musa, The Real News Network, May 31, 2022
• Northeastern Governors Did Little to Grant Clemency to Prisoners Endangered by Coronavirus Pandemic, by Melinda Tuhus, Between the Lines, May 25, 2022
• Now Is The Time For Bail Reform In Hawaii, by Nicholas Chagnon and David Johnson, Honolulu Civil Beat, May 23, 2022
• Inside LA’s Homeless Industrial Complex, by Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic, May 19, 2022
• Jail Profits, Inmates Lose, by Nikki Silverstein, PacificSun, May 18, 2022
• How the Construction Industry Preys on Workers Newly Released From Prison, by Katie Jane Ferneilus, In These Times, May 17, 2022
• If Roe is overturned, experts fear for incarcerated people and reproductive care, by Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, May 17, 2022
• Prisons struggle with high attrition and burnout among staff, by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner, May 12, 2022
• Solving the Problem of Prison Gerrymandering, by Madeline Verniero, The Regulatory Review, May 12, 2022
• Getting an Abortion in Prison Is Already a Nightmare. The End of Roe Will Make It Worse., by Anya Zoledziowski, VICE, May 12, 2022
• How poor dental care in prison makes reentry harder for formerly incarcerated people, by Justin Stabley, PBS NewsHour, May 9, 2022
• What would the end of Roe v. Wade mean for pregnancy behind bars?, by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, The Appeal, May 5, 2022
• And justice for whom? Pa. lags on commutations, new data shows, by John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, April 28, 2022
• Addiction derailed their lives. These Kansans say the criminal justice system made it worse, by Blaise Mesa, KCUR-FM, April 26, 2022
• I never expected to know Marlin Dixon. Now I worry that without change, other youths will follow his path., by James E. Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 20, 2022
• Prisons’ quarantine isolation measures failed to prevent massive COVID infections, by Randy Hansen, San Quentin News, April 19, 2022
• Why Colorado State Penitentiary is the State’s Most Violent Prison, by E.C. Theus-Roberts, Prison Journalism Project, April 15, 2022
• Exclusive: HUD unveils plan to help people with a criminal record find a place to live, by Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, April 12, 2022
• There are thousands fewer people in Wisconsin’s prisons than before the pandemic. What happened?, by Chris Mueller, Appleton Post-Crescent, April 12, 2022
• Mass is still gouging prisoners on phone fees. Will lawmakers finally change that?, by Ashley Pettus, Dig Boston, April 11, 2022
• Lawyer discusses class-action suit over Oregon prisons’ handling of COVID-19, by John Notarianni, Oregon Public Broadcasting, April 10, 2022
• America's mass-incarceration problem is a huge cost suck for the entire economy — but it's especially devastating for minority communities, by Paul Constant, Insider, April 9, 2022
• Opinion: I was a public defender for over a decade. KBJ's empathy is what our highest court needs, by Permal Dharia, CNN, April 8, 2022
• Federal Legalization Still Wouldn’t Free All Cannabis Prisoners, by Alexander Lekhtman, Filter, April 7, 2022
• Does bail reform lead to more crime?, by Ethan Corey, The Appeal, April 6, 2022
• Report sought by governor recommends reducing prison population in health crises, by Naoka Foreman, The Nevada Independent, April 4, 2022
• ‘Refunding’ police isn’t working in California or anywhere else, by Adam Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, April 2, 2022
• Local jails are helping drive America’s mass incarceration problem, by Marin Cogin, Vox, April 1, 2022
• Reduce or kill inmate fees, by Editorial Board, Suffolk News-Herald, March 29, 2022
• Opinion: The cost of prison phone calls is staggering. Congress has a chance to change that., by Editorial Board, Washington Post, March 26, 2022
• High cost of prison phone calls leaves some in debt, by Danielle Duclos, Columbia Missourian, March 20, 2022
• People told the homeless to go to shelters after D.C., NYC attacks. But they can be worse., by Alex Miller, NBC News, March 18, 2022
• Tackling Mass Incarceration Requires More Than Freeing Nonviolent Drug Offenders, by Jacob Sullum, Reason, March 16, 2022
• Formerly incarcerated Missourians struggle for decades to find stable housing, by Josh Merchant, Kansas City Beacon, March 15, 2022
• More than 400,000 people are locked up pretrial every single day in the US, by Jon Robins, The Justice Gap, March 15, 2022
• The pandemic shines a light on just how many school-related infractions end with children in the juvenile justice system, by Elizabeth Thompson, NC Health News, March 14, 2022
• Formerly Imprisoned Students Struggle to Shed Their Past, by Josh Moody, Inside Higher Ed, March 10, 2022
• A Tale of Two Cities, by Caryn York, The Cut, March 8, 2022
• How Corporations Turned Prison Tablets Into a Predatory Scheme, by Tommaso Bardelli, Rugaiyah Zarook and Derick McCarthy, Dissent, March 7, 2022
• Releases From Hawaii Prisons Slowed During Pandemic Despite Supreme Court Orders, by Kevin Dayton, Honolulu Civil Beat, February 28, 2022
• Women leaving prison in Colorado are released without much-needed resources, by Daliah Singer, The Colorado Sun, February 25, 2022
• Audit: Nevada prisons overcharging at inmate store, paying excessive overtime, by Sean Golonka, The Nevada Independent, February 24, 2022
• Maryland bill would allow people convicted of felonies to serve on juries, by Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, February 20, 2022
• Prison gerrymandering's impact on political power in Oklahoma, by Wayne Stafford, Fox 25 - Oklahoma City, February 17, 2022
• Regulator Explores Financial Exploitation in Prisons, by Diccon Hyatt, The Balance, February 16, 2022
• Breaking point: What is the future of COVID and incarceration?, by Elizabeth Thompson, NC Health News, February 10, 2022
• Hawaii Inmate Deaths Are The Highest In 10 Years. But The State Can’t Say Why, by Kevin Dayton, Honolulu Civil Beat, February 9, 2022
• Why Prisons Are Banning Letters, by Michelle Chen, The Nation, February 9, 2022
• Advocates push to end 'prison gerrymandering', by Reuben Jones, Spectrum News, February 8, 2022
• The Illinois Department of Corrections’ commissary shortage harms incarcerated people, by Mai Tran, Prism, February 8, 2022
• Our Opinion: Massachusetts should end probation and parole fees, by Editorial Board, The Berkshire Eagle, February 5, 2022
• A Family Member in Prison? You are Not Alone, by Erin Wood, Kiplinger, February 4, 2022
• How Prison Damages Health, and Worker Safety at the Richmond Refinery, by Doug Henwood, KPFA, February 3, 2022
• Op-Ed: California’s blocked vaccine mandate for prison guards is public health idiocy, by Hadar Aviram, Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2022
• New data shows startling rise in prison deaths during 2020, by Michel Martin, NPR, January 22, 2022
• Reducing the prison population saved lives. Now let’s invest in those lives, by Editorial Board, Star-Ledger, January 19, 2022
• Ex-inmates would face less food insecurity under GOP proposal to ease SNAP restrictions, by Gloria Gomez, AZ Mirror, January 18, 2022
• Pima County works to reduce overrepresentation of Native Americans in its jails, by Kylie Cochrane, Cronkite News, January 17, 2022
• MT corrections department didn't update COVID tracker for 3 months, by Seaborn Larson, Helena Independent Record, January 13, 2022
• New prison mail policy drives wedge between families, by Austin Fisher, Source NM, January 13, 2022
• 1/3 of Michigan inmates have been boosted against COVID-19, by Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance, January 12, 2022
• Police-Led Youth Programs Don’t Actually Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline, by Mustafa Ali-Smith, Truthout, January 11, 2022
• Inmate Families Face Cash-Transfer Fees ‘Just to Stay Connected’, by Evan Weinberger, Bloomberg Law, January 11, 2022
• Opinion: It’s time to end ‘prison gerrymandering’ in Michigan, by Warren C. Evans, Bridge Detroit, January 10, 2022
• "Why won't you help me?": Tennessee families concerned with lack of inmate healthcare, by Sam Peña, Fox Chattanooga, January 10, 2022
• Barron: Gordon following trend on commutations, by Joan Barron, The Casper Star-Tribune, January 9, 2022
• An urgent call for public health and lawmakers on incarceration amid omicron surges , by Ira Memaj and Robert Fullilove, Detroit Metro Times, January 8, 2022
• Omicron Outbreaks in Prisons Put Everyone at Risk, But Data Is Scarce, by Mike Ludwig, Truthout, January 6, 2022
• Old West prison contains lessons for broken criminal justice system, by Tony Messenger, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 6, 2022
• Slack and Starbucks Hire Employees With a Criminal History. Here's Why You Should Too, by Marcel Schwantes, Inc., January 5, 2022
• ‘Worst case scenario’: Omicron looms large over NC prisons, by Elizabeth Thompson, NC Health News, January 4, 2022
• Proposed bill would limit phone charges in Wisconsin jails, by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio, December 31, 2021
• After 14 months, former NJ prisoner still struggles to find stability, by Stacey Barchenger, NorthJersey.com, December 31, 2021
• Family Visits for People in Jail Seen as Key to Success, by Steve Jurrens, KXLG-FM, December 30, 2021
• Experts question role of victims, survivors in parole hearings, by Vincent O'Bannon, San Quentin News, December 30, 2021
• The Boston Celtics, my political activism, and a call for greater freedom, by Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Globe, December 29, 2021
• Ban on prison visitors does more harm than good, says policy group, by Kay Perkins, Connecticut Public Radio, December 29, 2021
• Backlash for FL Rule Change on Receiving Mail in Prison, by Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service, December 29, 2021
• Over 19,000 Mississippi prisoners can receive visitors during holidays, by Brittany Brown, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, December 28, 2021
• Booster shots coming to Montana prisons starting Tuesday, by Keith Schubert, Daily Montanan, December 27, 2021
• Researchers: Family Contact Vital for People in Jail or Prison, by Mike Moen, Public News Service, December 27, 2021
• If convicted felons in NJ can vote, why can't they be on a jury?, by David Matthau, New Jersey 101.5, December 26, 2021
• Failure to Prioritize Vaccinating Incarcerated People Will Harm Everyone, Again, by Eric Reinhart, Jacobin, December 23, 2021
• 'Families die by a thousand cuts.' Companies like JPay make big bucks billing Florida inmates for essentials, by Tom McLaughlin, Northwest Florida Daily News, December 22, 2021
• As Covid Surges Again, Decarceration Is More Necessary Than Ever, by Amanda Klonsky and Eric Reinhart, The Nation, December 22, 2021
• Diversion programs can reduce mass incarceration in Travis County, by Seth Smalley, Austin Monitor, December 20, 2021
• What to Watch in State Criminal Justice Reform IN 2022, by Sarah Martinson, Law 360, December 19, 2021
• Counting prisoners in Florida redistricting an opportunity for 'prison gerrymandering', by Frank Cerabino, The Palm Beach Post, December 18, 2021
• Op-Ed: L.A.’s ‘zero bail’ policy doesn’t increase crime but does reduce the devastating consequences of incarceration, by Ambrose Brooks S. , Los Angeles Times, December 18, 2021
• Only four US states are providing data about inmate vaccinations, by Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, December 17, 2021
• Critics say prisons give rural Michigan towns unfair edge in redistricting, by Sergio Martinez-Beltran, Bridge MI, December 17, 2021
• Pregnant in Prison: MD Legislation Proposes Alternatives, by Diane Bernard, Public News Service, December 17, 2021
• How To End Prison Gerrymandering, by Matt Rothschild, Urban Milwaukee, December 16, 2021
• Prisoners on work release fear bringing in COVID from the outside, then spreading it inside, by Elizabeth Thompson, NC Health News, December 16, 2021
• Troubling cases involving California inmates: Water intoxication death, brutal stabbing, by Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2021
• Inmates in the Jackson County Jail will soon be charged less for phone calls, by Joe Gebhardt, Fox 47, December 15, 2021
• Global COVID Vaccination Rates for People in Prison Remain Far Too Low, by Alex Norcia, Filter, December 15, 2021
• Barriers to Jobs Even When Not Behind Bars, by Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Ed, December 15, 2021
• Why are so many lesbian, bi and trans women in prison?, by Victoria A. Brownworth, Philadelphia Gay News, December 15, 2021
• Prison Phone Companies Are Recording Attorney-Client Calls Across the US, by Ella Fassler, Vice, December 13, 2021
• As SCOTUS Contemplates Shooting Down Roe, A New Report Shines A Light On What Reproductive “Choice” Looks Like In The Nation’s Prisons And Jails, by Celeste, Witness LA, December 13, 2021
• For incarcerated Americans, the pandemic chaos of April 2020 has never ended, by Victoria Law, Guar, December 12, 2021
• Prisoners could reshape Montana's legislative districts, by Emma Wulfhorst, NBC Montana, December 10, 2021
• This surprising solution to the 'Great Resignation' is right in front of us, by Robert Rooks, CNN, December 10, 2021
• House Democrats are introducing a bill to overhaul the clemency process, by Juana Summers, NPR, December 10, 2021
• Prison Gerrymandering Has Oversized Effect on Political Power in New Mexico, by Justin Schatz, The Paper, December 9, 2021
• Lawmakers Unveil Bill To Cap Price Of Jail, Prison Phone Calls, by Nate Wegehaupt, WORF-FM, December 8, 2021
• States look to help people with criminal records find jobs, housing. What they’re doing, by Miranda Spivack, Sacramento Bee, December 8, 2021
• Census counts people incarcerated at Kettle Moraine prison as rural Sheboygan County constituents, even though at least 98% aren’t, by Maya Hilty, Sheboygan Press, December 6, 2021
• Prison Gerrymandering: the Modern Three-Fifths Compromise, by Robert Alvarez, Counterpunch, December 3, 2021
• High number of deaths in Oregon state prisons, by Latisha Jensen, Street Roots News, December 1, 2021
• Pendleton inmates remain constituents who can't vote, by Antonio Sierra, East Oregonian, November 30, 2021
• What's the solution to prison gerrymandering?, by Mehdi Hasan, Mehdi Hasan Show, November 30, 2021
• Opinion: The staggeringly high price of a prison phone call, by Katrina vanden Heuvel, Washington Post, November 30, 2021
• Draft legislation tackles ‘prison gerrymandering’ in New Mexico, by Curtis Segarra, KRQE-TV, November 29, 2021
• What will US’s future look like if abortion becomes a crime again?, by Jessica Glenza, The Guardian, November 29, 2021
• Virginia redistributes prison population count for redistricting, with gains for Richmond, by Mel Leonor, Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 26, 2021
• Cash bail: Lawsuits target practice that leaves poor people jailed while others walk, by Laura Cassels, Florida Phoenix, November 23, 2021
• COVID still spreading in NM prisons despite nearly everyone getting the jab, by Austin Fisher, Source NM, November 23, 2021
• Why is New Mexico’s prison population on the decline?, by Curtis Segarra, KRQE-TV, November 19, 2021
• New mailing policy for incarcerated individuals raises privacy, mental health concerns, by Brian Rosenzweig, Daily Tar Heel, November 15, 2021
• They Don’t Vote, But They Do Count: How the Incarcerated Skew Political Representation in Oklahoma, by Keaton Ross, Oklahoma Watch, November 12, 2021
• Inmate population tilts political representation in rural Georgia, by Maya Prabhu, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 11, 2021
• Prison populations are down in New Jersey. Let’s keep it that way., by Amol Sinha, Star-Ledger, November 8, 2021
• Mills delays action on parole study bill, endangering criminal justice reform effort, by Evan Popp, Maine Beacon, November 8, 2021
• Rikers Island, one of America's most notorious jails, is now one of its deadliest, by Marquise Francis, Yahoo News, November 6, 2021
• As States Prepare for Redistricting, Prison Gerrymandering will Skew New Lines, by Akela Lacy, The Intercept, November 6, 2021
• Texas leads nation in COVID-19 deaths in prisons, by Nika Griswold, Spectrum News, November 5, 2021
• Debate over ‘prison gerrymandering’ heats up as RI lawmakers continue redistricting work, by Kim Kalunian, WPRI-TV, November 5, 2021
• Labor Rights for all Must Include Incarcerated People, by Anastasia Reesa Tomkin, Nonprofit Quarterly, November 4, 2021
• Montana to study sentencing patterns for possible racial disparities, by Keith Schubert, Daily Montanan, November 4, 2021
• Even the Jan. 6 mob defendants deserve proper treatment, by Clarence Page, Bowling Green Daily News, November 3, 2021
• States rethink 'prison gerrymandering' in 2020 redistricting process, by Jane Timm, NBC News, November 1, 2021
• Nation's Worst Prison Gerrymandering?, by Bruce Murphy, Urban Milwaukee, November 1, 2021
• Serrano: COVID behind bars: With number continuing to rise, Wyoming needs to take action, by Antonio Serrano, The Casper Star-Tribune, October 30, 2021
• FCC creates new phone rules for prisoners, by Kevin Sawyer, San Quentin News, October 30, 2021
• Beyond jails: Exploring policy changes to reduce need for bigger jails in NC, by Jordan Wilkie, Carolina Public Press, October 28, 2021
• Number of the Day: 42%, NJ Spotlight News, October 26, 2021
• Advocates urge Rhode Island to end ‘prison gerrymandering’, by Edward Fitzpatrick, Boston Globe, October 25, 2021
• Incarcerated pay price for prison system staffing shortages, by Dana Gentry, Nevada Current, October 25, 2021
• NC counties base jail decisions on controversial consultant work, by Jordan Wilkie, Carolina Public Press, October 25, 2021
• Washington’s Prison Population Plummets During COVID Pandemic, by Austin Jenkins, Northwest Public Broadcasting, October 25, 2021
• 'Prison gerrymandering' alleged, debated anew ahead of new political maps, by Katherine Gregg, Providence Journal, October 24, 2021
• Opinion: Bail reform advances child health equity, by Samantha J. Boch, Columbus Dispatch, October 22, 2021
• Redistricting panels weigh issues including concerns about Internet access and how to count inmates, by Michael Moline and Laura Cassels, Florida Phoenix, October 20, 2021
• If RI Redistricting fails to act within 8 days, racist prison gerrymandering will persist for 10 more years , Uprise RI, October 20, 2021
• NC prison system delivers copies of mailed letters to cut down on drugs, by Lisa Worf, WFAE 90.7, October 20, 2021
• NC prisons now only allowing digital scans of mail for inmates, by Gilat Melamed, CBS 17, October 20, 2021
• COVID rates at CoreCivic prisons soar above rates at state-run facilities, by Kendyl Kearly, Tennessee Lookout, October 18, 2021
• By counting prisoners where they're incarcerated, Wisconsin shifts voter clout from cities to small towns, by Natasha Haverty, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 15, 2021
• Legislators Push to Make Phone Calls in New York’s Jails and Prisons Free, by Rachel M. Cohen, New York Focus, October 14, 2021
• Black Americans are incarcerated at nearly five times the rate of Whites, new report on state prisons finds, by Christina Carrego, CNN, October 13, 2021
• NC prison population skews representation in drawing voter maps, by Lisa Worf, WFAE-FM, October 12, 2021
• Communicating while incarcerated: How Wisconsin inmates connect with the outside world, by Mackenzie Krumme, Wisconsin Public Radio, October 12, 2021
• Black, Pregnant and Incarcerated: A Dire Problem Within the Prison System in the U.S. , by Jessika Ward, Ebony, October 11, 2021
• A small Ga. county saw its Hispanic population rise by over 500%. Here’s why it matters, by Lautaro Grinspan, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 11, 2021
• Reports show Utah inmate suicides double the national average while failing at pandemic handling, by Jacob Rueda, ABC 4 Utah, October 9, 2021
• Americans with criminal records could be a solution to the labor shortage, by Julie Hyman, Yahoo Finance, October 8, 2021
• California drops mandatory sentencing for nonviolent drug offenders, by Nik Wojcik, SFBay, October 6, 2021
• A case for abolishing solitary confinement, by Jocelyn Roaylty, Bangor Daily News, October 5, 2021
• Alabama’s use of COVID funds to imprison more Black people is very on-brand, by David A. Love, The Grio, October 4, 2021
• Even with 11 million job openings, the U.S. has more than 1.3 million unemployed felons — here is why, by Tana Ganeva, The Business of Business, October 3, 2021
• The push to make phone calls free for people incarcerated in Massachusetts hits a crucial moment Tuesday, by Danny Jin, The Berkshire Eagle, October 2, 2021
• Alabama is using COVID money to build prisons — and the governor is justifying it by attacking the government, by Sarah Burris, Raw Story, September 29, 2021
• ‘Calling this a crisis is not an understatement’: Public defenders face challenges, by Kyle Stucker, USA Today/Providence Journal, September 29, 2021
• The U.S. economy sets up ex-prisoners for failure. The consequences are disastrous., by John W. Miller, America The Jesuit Review, September 29, 2021
• Atlanta’s First Black Female District Attorney Is at the Center of America's Converging Crises, by Janell Ross, Time, September 28, 2021
• As redistricting begins, states tackle the issue of ‘prison gerrymandering’, by Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, September 28, 2021
• Twelve states revise counting of prisoners to address concerns about voting fairness, but not FL, by Laura Cassels, Florida Phoenix, September 27, 2021
• Questions about COVID testing in NC prisons cause confusion, fear for inmates, by Elizabeth Thompson, North Carolina Health News, September 27, 2021
• Ginnie Graham: Oklahoma can do simple things to reduce trauma for children of incarcerated parents, by Ginnie Graham, Tulsa World, September 26, 2021
• New Mexico imprisons people at a higher rate than some countries, by Austin Fisher, Source NM, September 24, 2021
• Virginia Locks Up More People than the National Average, by Sandy Hausmann, WVTF-FM, September 23, 2021
• Ending slave labor in California prisons, by Steve Brooks, San Quentin News, September 23, 2021
• Repealing the Prison Litigation Reform Act after 25 years, by Kevin Sawyer, San Quentin News, September 23, 2021
• Death rate among prisoners on the rise, by Kevin Sawyer, San Quentin News, September 23, 2021
• More States Are Trying Not To Fill Voting Districts With Prisoners Who Can't Vote, by Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, September 22, 2021
• Cost of prison phone calls throwing families into debt, by Dan Grossman, Scripps , September 22, 2021
• Report: Steps Needed to Improve Public Health in ME Prisons, by Lily Bohlke, Public News Service, September 23, 2021
• Lawsuit claiming abuse at a Louisiana prison gets class-action status, by The Associated Press, Associated Press, September 20, 2021
• COVID-19 vaccine rates up for Hawaii public safety workers and inmates, by Peter Boylan, Star Advertiser, September 21, 2021
• Jail phone calls get less expensive in six Wisconsin counties — at least for the first minute, by Chris Mueller, Appleton Post-Crescent, September 20, 2021
• Bipartisan Reforms Often Expand Prisons and Police. We Need Abolition Instead., by Dan Berger, Truthout, September 20, 2021
• There Are Fewer People Behind Bars Now Than 10 Years Ago. Will It Last?, by Weihua Li, David Eads, and Jamiles Lartey , The Marshall Project, September 20, 2021
• Report: MO receives Failing Grade for Handling of COVID in Prisons, by Lily Bohlke, Public News Service, September 17, 2021
• Report: Maine imprisons people at rate similar to Russia, by Evan Popp, Maine Beacon, September 17, 2021
• Prison policy group gives Iowa prison system — and most other states — an F for COVID-19 response, by Isabella Rosario, Des Moines Register, September 16, 2021
• Arkansas Ranked Fifth Compared To Other States And Countries For Incarceration, by Remington Miller and Michael Hibblen, KUAR-FM, September 15, 2021
• Iowa has an incarceration crisis of global proportions, by Adam Sullivan, The Cedar Rapids Gazette, September 14, 2021
• How Kansas Prisons Dodged A Delta COVID Surge After Getting Hit Hard Early In The Pandemic, by Blaise Mesa, KCUR-FM, September 14, 2021
• Monday numbers: A closer look at mass incarceration in NC, and the implications for redistricting, by Yanqi Xu, NC Policy Watch, September 13, 2021
• Prison Contractor That Charges Inmates Sky-High Phone Fees Proposes Virtual Reality Visitation, by Tom McKay, Gizmodo, September 9, 2021
• Study: Arizona prisons get an F for COVID-19 response, by Jimmy Jenkins, Arizona Republic, September 9, 2021
• Where do the tens of thousands of people in Arizona's prisons fit in redistricting?, by Andrew Oxford, Arizona Public Media, September 8, 2021
• Global report: FL among top states for mass incarceration , by Laura Cassels, Florida Phoenix, September 8, 2021
• State Imprisons More People Than Any Nation, by Bruce Murphy, Urban Milwaukee, September 8, 2021
• New York, Connecticut Get Poor Marks For Prisoner Protection From COVID, by Davis Dunavin, WSHU-FM, September 7, 2021
• New report gives Maine poor rating for COVID mitigation in prison system, by Evan Popp, Maine Beacon, September 7, 2021
• Maryland Graded ‘D’ for Handling COVID-19 in State Prisons, Report Says, by Hannah Gaskill, Maryland Matters, September 7, 2021
• Some prison labor programs lose money — even when prisoners work for pennies, by Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project, September 2, 2021
• Report gives Indiana, Kentucky state prisons failing grades in pandemic response, by Mike Pickett, WEHT-TV, September 2, 2021
• COVID-19 Deaths, Infection Rates in Ky. Prisons Among Nation’s Worst, by Jared Bennett, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, September 1, 2021
• End of ‘prison gerrymandering’ means changes to redistricting, by Colleen O'Dea, NJ Spotlight News, September 1, 2021
• Prison policy report issues FL prisons an “F” grade for COVID response, by Laura Cassels, Florida Phoenix, September 1, 2021
• Nevada prisons flunked pandemic response, new report says, by Michael Lyle, The Nevada Current, September 1, 2021
• N.J. prisons get so-so grade on pandemic response — but still the best in the U.S., by Dana Difilippo, New Jersey Monitor, September 1, 2021
• An end to sinister prison gerrymandering is a racial justice victory , by Keshia Mrris Desir, The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 27, 2021
• One Lawyer Argues Against ‘Prison Gerrymandering,’ To Make Redistricting More Fair, by Joy Diaz, Texas Standard, August 23, 2021
• Advocates press for end to ‘prison gerrymandering', by John Finnerty, The Tribune-Democrat, August 20, 2021
• Advocates press for end to 'prison gerrymandering', by John Finnerty, Daily Item, August 20, 2021
• Let the LRC know — It’s time to end prison gerrymandering, by Brenda Marrero, Generocity, August 19, 2021
• Prisoner advocates want state to require Michigan corrections officers to get COVID vaccine, by Erica Murphy, Fox 47, August 18, 2021
• Few incarcerated women were released during COVID. The ones who remain have struggled., by Candice Norwood, The 19th, August 17, 2021
• As Redistricting Begins, New WA Law Ends 'Prison Gerrymandering', by Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service, August 16, 2021
• In Georgia, a helping hand for caregivers when parents are incarcerated, by Jean Lee, The 19th, August 16, 2021
• Lawrence redistricting town hall participants object to racial, prison gerrymandering, by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector, August 14, 2021
• 'The problem is still here': New, smaller jail proposal will go before Otsego voters, by William Perkins, Petoskey News-Review, August 13, 2021
• Lyn Head: Bring hope, inspiration, and restored opportunity to pardon day, by Lyn Head, Alabama Daily News, August 12, 2021
• ‘They Should Have Been Watching’: Suicides Rise in Texas Prisons During Pandemic, by Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project, August 12, 2021
• Phone Calls Still Won’t Be Free When Louisville Jail Gives Up Profit, by Jared Bennett, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, August 10, 2021
• Prisons Are Increasingly Banning Physical Mail, by Mia Armstrong, Slate, August 9, 2021
• Many Wisconsin counties earn thousands from jail phone calls. Inmates and their families pay the costs., by Chris Mueller, Appleton Post-Crescent, August 9, 2021
• Inmates' debt to society more than just time: Price of phone calls brings in millions per year, by Shaun Gallagher, WTMJ-TV, August 5, 2021
• Rural towns deserve better than prison jobs, by Robert Alvarez, Otherwords, August 4, 2021
• COVID Froze Prison Visits, Spotlighting High Cost of Phone Calls, by Lindsey Van Ness, PEW, August 4, 2021
• Menstrual Products Are Now Free for Women in Arizona Prisons, by Kiera Riley, Phoenix New Times, August 4, 2021
• If Missouri Fails To Contain COVID-19 Outbreaks In Prisons, Outside Communities Will Be At Risk, by Jamie Jiang, KCUR-FM, August 4, 2021
• Illinois will no longer sell products made in prisons to state agencies, private groups, by Andrew Adams, Effingham Daily News, July 30, 2021
• The Lines of Connection, by Clint Smith, The Atlantic, July 29, 2021
• Lil Nas X's new music video raises more than $21,000 to combat mass incarceration in just hours, by Li Cohen, CBS News, July 23, 2021
• Facing high unemployment rates, these formerly incarcerated people are turning to entrepreneurship, by Michelle Fox, CNBC, July 22, 2021
• The Voice in the Viral Video, by Piper Kerman, Washington Post, July 22, 2021
• The Art Of Building Exits: How Diversion Programs Address The Devastating Effects Of Mass Incarceration, & Why Not All Such Programs Are Created Equal, by Celeste Fremon, Witness LA, July 21, 2021
• Census Bureau Will Make It Easier For Cities To Avoid Prison Gerrymandering, by Eric Schmid, St. Louis Public Radio, July 21, 2021
• Lawrence: Prison scandal offers opportunity for real change, by Tom Lawrence, Aberdeen News, July 19, 2021
• Inmate Deaths In Hawaii Prisons And Jails Are On The Upswing This Year, by Kevin Dayton , Honolulu Civil Beat, July 19, 2021
• Advocacy group criticizes Otsego's failed jail proposal, by William Perkins, Petoskey News-Review, July 19, 2021
• Many in Jail Can Vote, but Exercising That Right Isn’t Easy, by Matt Vasilogambros, PEW, July 16, 2021
• Turning trauma behind bars into advocacy for formerly incarcerated, by Ashley Mahoney, Charlotte Post, July 15, 2021
• Court backlogs harm people awaiting trial; fuel community solutions as courts reopen, by Kyle Stucker, USA Today/Providence Journal, July 15, 2021
• Overdose Deaths In State Prisons Have Jumped Dramatically Since 2001, by Beth Schwartzapfel and Jimmy Jenkins, The Marshall Project/NPR, July 15, 2021
• Alarming Rise in Prison Deaths Exposes System Failure, by Melinda Tuhus, Between the Lines, July 14, 2021
• With Its Private Prison Empty, Western Oklahoma Town Faces An Uncertain Future, by Keaton Ross, Oklahoma Watch, July 14, 2021
• How many Michigan prison workers have been vaccinated? The state doesn’t know., by Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance, July 14, 2021
• Trauma on top of trauma: why more women are dying in jails, by Candice Norwood, The 19th, July 13, 2021
• Prisoner rights advocates unveil mock jail cell to demonstrate lack of air conditioning in most Florida prisons, by Mitch Perry, Spectrum News, July 13, 2021
• Bill to protect incarcerated women passed in 14 states as reform for female inmates gains national momentum, by Chloe Xiang, Yahoo News, July 12, 2021
• The State of COVID-19 in US Prisons, by Kayla Hui, MPH, Very Well Health, July 9, 2021
• Districting and Apportionment Commission listens to public comment on redistricting criteria, by Nicole Girten, Great Falls Tribune, July 9, 2021
• Data shows how COVID-19 mitigation changed Iowa's prison population, by Andrea May Sahouri, Des Moines Register, July 9, 2021
• Montana redistricting commission discusses where to allocate imprisoned people, by Alex Miller, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, July 8, 2021
• ‘Treated worse than animals’: Black women in pretrial detention, by Jaclynn Ashly, Al Ja, July 7, 2021
• Bill to End “Slavery” in Prisons Advances in Cal Legislature, by CBM Newswire, Sacramento Observer, July 7, 2021
• The United States has yet to fully abolish slavery, by Abdallah Fayyad, The Boston Globe, July 6, 2021
• The Prison Phone Rip-Off , by Barbara Koeppel, Washington Spectator, July 5, 2021
• Editorial: Union’s complaints are off base, by Hudson Valley 360 Editorial Board, Hudson Valley 360, July 5, 2021
• Most inmates have had their COVID-19 shots — but their guards likely haven’t, by Amy Worden, The Philadelphia Inquirer/Kaiser Health News, July 4, 2021
• When Your Body Counts But Your Vote Does Not: How Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Political Representation, by Sanya Mansoor and Madeleine Carlisle, Time, July 1, 2021
• The high cost of phone calls in prisons generates $1.4 billion a year, disproportionately driving women and people of color into debt, by Rosalie Chan and Belle Lin , Business Insider, June 30, 2021
• Those convicted of violent crimes are rarely rearrested for the same offense, report finds, by Christina Carrega, CNN, June 30, 2021
• How sheriffs are extracting wealth from people in jail?, by Katie Jane Ferneilus, The Appeal, June 30, 2021
• Chesa Boudin Criticized, but Still Says He Fights for San Francisco’s Unhoused Residents, by Elina Lingappa, Davis Vanguard, June 29, 2021
• Lost Opportunity, Lost Lives, by Lisa Armstrong, The Marshall Project, June 29, 2021
• Law and Justice committee will examine prison contracts, criminal justice system data, by Keith Schubert, Daily Montanan, June 29, 2021
• When Prisons Locked Down, Prisoners Were Denied Release, by Daniel Moritz-Rabson, The Appeal, June 29, 2021
• Derek Chauvin Will Be Sentenced Today Over George Floyd's Murder, by Bill Chappell, NPR, June 25, 2021
• Seen as a long overdue change, Louisville plans to eliminate fees on phone calls from jail, by Billy Kobin, Louisville Courier Journal, June 24, 2021
• New Lawsuit Against NMCD Calls Attention To Ongoing Conditions In New Mexico Prisons, by Justin Schatz, The Paper, June 21, 2021
• ‘I’ll be the first to die’, by Michael Murney, Chicago Reader, June 17, 2021
• Memphians with felony records find doors closed when they look for a job, but things are changing , by Jessica Gertler, WREG-TV, June 17, 2021
• America has spent over a trillion dollars fighting the war on drugs. 50 years later, drug use in the U.S. is climbing again., by Nathaniel Lee, CNBC, June 17, 2021
• If you think adjusting to life after Covid is tough, imagine going through this, by Ashish Prashar, CNN, June 17, 2021
• ICYMI: Prison gerrymandering could impact Indian Country voters, by Arren Kimbel-Sannit, Daily Montanan, June 16, 2021
• New report finds parole-approved prisoners waited months for release amid pandemic, by Priscilla Thompson, NBC News, June 15, 2021
• Use education standards for police to lower rates of brutality, improve profession, by Meme Styles, USA Today, June 14, 2021
• Mid-Michigan jails charge as much as $22 for a 15-minute phone call. They keep a lot of that money., by Elle Meyers, Fox 47, June 8, 2021
• Outbreaks at Hawaii’s jails and prisons show lack of data on vaccinations, by Sophie Cocke, Star Advertiser, June 6, 2021
• Redistricting: Advocates want prisoners counted where they’re from, not incarcerated, by Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth, June 4, 2021
• Barron: Maybe Legislature will fix it, by Joan Barron, The Casper Star-Tribune, June 4, 2021
• NJ passes 'ban the box' bill to help former inmates find housing, by Ashley Balcerzak, NorthJersey.com, June 3, 2021
• The road to re-entry is often paved with trials and tribulations, by Ashley Mahoney, The Charlotte Post, June 2, 2021
• Mass Incarceration Has Worsened the COVID-19 Pandemic for Everyone, by Eric Reinhart, Jacobin, June 2, 2021
• My Parishioner Was Not Sentenced to Death. He Still Died., by Steven Paulikas, New York Times, May 31, 2021
• Why the LGBTQ community sidelined police for Pride, by Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, May 29, 2021
• Convictions bar Wisconsinites from many jobs, making re-entry ‘a real struggle’, by Sonya Chechik and Kirien Sprecher, Wisconsin Watch, May 29, 2021
• Working conditions have amplified debates about pay and protections for prison jobs., by H. Claire Brown, The Counter, May 27, 2021
• This under-the-radar supply chain routes food from prisons to hospitals, food banks, and even schools, by H. Claire Brown, The Counter, May 25, 2021
• Why COVID will be a lasting concern inside Missouri prisons, by Jamie Hobbs, Missouri Independent, May 25, 2021
• As families struggle to afford phone calls from jail, Maine counties rake in millions, by Samantha Hogan, Penobscot Bay Pilot, May 25, 2021
• FCC Curbs Price-Gouging on Phone Calls for Incarcerated People, by Whitney Kimball, Gizmodo, May 20, 2021
• California gave people the ‘right’ to be homeless — but little help finding homes, by Neil Gong, Washington Post, May 20, 2021
• The prison phone kickback game, by Margaret McGill, Axios, May 20, 2021
• FCC to Cut Some Prison Call Costs, But Most Are Beyond Its Reach, by Jon Reid, Bloomberg Law, May 20, 2021
• Alabama’s Solution to Its Prison Problem Is More Prisons, by Anna Slepyan, The Daily Yonder, May 19, 2021
• Trauma continues for Wisconsin health ‘heroes’ on front lines of pandemic, by Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch, May 18, 2021
• Ohio legislators, activists call for end to death penalty, by Sarah McRitchie, WTGV Ohio, May 18, 2021
• Giving a parolee his name back isn’t too much to ask, by Joey Bunch, The Colorado Springs Gazette, May 16, 2021
• Opinion: Inequities are deep and numerous for incarcerated women, and it's time to intervene, by Erica Spiller and Peggy Long, The Des Moines Register, May 16, 2021
• State representative sponsors bill to reestablish parole in Maine, by Chloe Teboe, News Center Maine, May 14, 2021
• Come for the Vax, Stay for the Institutional Racism, Fort Worth Weekly, May 14, 2021
• Parole, probation voter bill now law, by Naeisha Rose, Queens Chronicle, May 13, 2021
• Life after prison: Communities heal by helping former inmates succeed, by Sean McDonnell, Akron Beacon Journal, May 13, 2021
• Man who spent 22 years in solitary confinement fights to end the practice, by Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Anthony Rivas, ABC News, May 11, 2021
• Effort to bail out Black moms from jail for Mother's Day highlighted by COVID-19 crisis, by Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, May 7, 2021
• COVID-19 In Prison And Prison Gerrymandering, by A Public Affair, WORT 89.9, May 6, 2021
• Should Virginia Offer Mass Pardons For Marijuana Convictions?, by Megan Schiffres, VA Dogwood, May 6, 2021
• Inmates sent home during COVID-19 got jobs, started school. Now, they face possible return to prison, by Kristine Phillips, USA Today, May 5, 2021
• Prison Gerrymandering Radio Interview with Peter Wagner, by Sue Goodwin, WBAI/WPFW, May 3, 2021
• Iowa State Prisons Ban Family Members, Third Parties From Sending Books To Inmates, by Kate Payne, Iowa Public Radio, April 29, 2021
• Covid Was Supposed to Cut Jail Time. Not for Those Awaiting Trial., by Camille Squires, Bloomberg, April 29, 2021
• How the US ranks among other wealthy countries on police killings, by Michelle Cheng, Quartz, April 20, 2021
• The Women Fighting for Cannabis Justice and Data Transparency in the U.S. Prison System, by Zoe Sigman, Vogue, April 20, 2021
• Michigan woman has walked out of prison 6 times. Will this be her last?, by Angie Jackson, The Detroit Free Press, April 18, 2021
• Illinois Dramatically Cut the Cost of Prison Phone Calls. Oklahoma Could Do The Same, by Keaton Ross, Oklahoma Watch, April 20, 2021
• Idaho: crime rates low, incarceration rate high, by Candice Hare, KMVT 11, April 19, 2021
• ‘Do we believe in redemption or not?’: Rep. Evangelos pushes to restore parole to Maine’s justice system, by Douglas Rooks, Penobscot Bay Pilot, April 19, 2021
• Biden pledged police reform, but asking Congress to act first, by Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters, April 14, 2021
• How expensive is it to call Colorado jails and prisons? Lawmakers want to find out, by Thy Vo, Colorado Sun, April 12, 2021
• Population Reduction Could Help Improve Oklahoma County Jail Conditions, by Keaton Ross, Oklahoma Watch, April 12, 2021
• You’ve Heard About Gerrymandering. What Happens When It Involves Prisons?, by The Editorial Board, The New York Times, April 11, 2021
• Tom Cotton Will Not Shut Up About Putting More People in Prison, by Paul Blest, VICE, April 7, 2021
• St. Louis inmates protest again over long trial wait times, COVID-19 fears, by Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, April 6, 2021
• Opinion: Why Texas should pass second chance legislation, by Jennifer Erschabek, Austin American-Statesman, April 4, 2021
• It's time for meaningful criminal justice reform in Tennessee, by David Safavian, Tennessean, April 1, 2021
• Mass Incarceration Draws Its Own Maps and Creates a Country in Its Image, by Kiran Misra, The New Republic, April 1, 2021
• Kentucky’s Prison Coronavirus Defense Is Failing, by Jared Bennett, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, March 31, 2021
• How public health and prisons are intertwined, by Nisa Khan, Michigan Radio, March 30, 2021
• To Tackle HIV Among Black Women, We Must Tackle the Racial Disparity Behind Bars, by Barbara Jungwirth, The Body, March 22, 2021
• Prison Laborers Are Paid Pennies to Maintain the Prisons They’re Incarcerated In, by Gus Fisher & Diana Kennedy, Truthout, March 21, 2021
• The Solution to Violence Against Women Will Never Be 'More Police', by Katie Way, VICE, March 19, 2021
• Guest column: Minimum wage shouldn't be used to marginalize, by Brooklyn Owen, The Florida Times-Union, March 19, 2021
• From meals and forced labor to $14 for a 15-minute call home, it's clear there's still work to be done on prison reform, by Andy Douglas, Iowa City Press Citizen, March 19, 2021
• How politics is disrupting the vaccine rollout for inmates, by Stephanie Sy, PBS NewsHour, March 15, 2021
• The prison-industrial complex is nickel-and-diming people who make pennies an hour. Now it's monetizing one of their last connections to the outside world, by Anthony L. Fisher, Business Insider, March 14, 2021
• County jail workers prioritized for vaccines while inmates have to wait, by Jill Castellano and Mary Plummer, INewsource, March 13, 2021
• Wide range of supporters push for minimum wage for Nevada prisoners, by Sean Golonka, The Nevada Independent, March 12, 2021
• Legislators Debate Change in Redistricting for Connecticut’s Prison Populations, by Emelia Otte, CT Examiner , March 12, 2021
• A matter of trust: Inside prison COVID-19 hot spots, many inmates fear the vaccine, by Cid Standifer, Freshwater, March 11, 2021
• Advocates Look To End Prison Gerrymandering In Connecticut, by Davis Dunavin, Connecticut Public Radio, March 10, 2021
• Despite a Large-Scale Prison Outbreak, Scott Resists Vaccinating Inmates, by Colin Flanders, Seven Days VT, March 10, 2021
• Jim Kenyon: No rhyme or reason in how we dole out vaccines, by Jim Kenyon, Valley News, March 10, 2021
• Bill would give Connecticut cities more legislative clout by changing how inmates are counted for redistricting, by Pat Eaton-Robb, Hartford Courant, March 10, 2021
• Opinion: San Diego County supervisors right to make jail phone calls free, by the Editorial Board, San Diego Union Tribune, March 4, 2021
• https://patch.com/minnesota/across-mn/mn-failed-protect-people-prisons-covid-19-report, by Gracie Stockton, Patch, March 5, 2021
• Education in Prison: Remote Learning During COVID-19 Has Failed Students, by Mary Retta, Teen Vogue, March 4, 2021
• How prisons distort American democracy, by Abdallah Fayyad, The Boston Globe, March 1, 2021
• Prisoners Face Severe Covid Risks Without Federal Vaccine Priority, by Nina Pullano, Courthouse News, March 1, 2021
• Vulnerable Inmates Left in Prison as Covid Rages, by Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times, February 27, 2021
• It’s time for Maine to do something different with criminal justice, by Rep. Charlotte Warren, Central Maine, February 26, 2021
• New Massachusetts Rules Would Eliminate Handwritten Letters in Prison, by Ella Fassler, Truthout, February 25, 2021
• Criminal Justice Is a State Issue , by Charles M. Blow, The New York Times, February 24, 2021
• Kewanee residents offered second chance to expunge criminal records , by Susan DeVilder, The Star Courier, February 24, 2021
• Physical Mail Could Be Eliminated at Federal Prisons, by Marcia Brown and David Dayen, The American Prospect, February 24, 2021
• Illinois Delays End of Prison Gerrymandering by a Decade, by Daniel Nichanian, The Appeal, February 23, 2021
• Tablets and Video Calls Are Coming To Oklahoma Prisons. But at What Cost?, by Keaton Ross, Oklahoma Watch, February 23, 2021
• States Across The U.S. Are Taking Different Approaches Toward Vaccinating Inmates, by Ari Shapiro, WUWF (NPR affiliate), February 22, 2021
• Inmates at Iowa's county jails finally see lower phone rates , by Erin , The Gazette, February 19, 2021
• A Healthy Sentence: Why Vaccinating Prisoners Should Be a Priority, by Wendy Netter Epstein, US News & World Report, February 19, 2021
• South Dakota voters legalized cannabis, but state politicians aren’t having it , by Bruce Kennedy, Leafly, February 18, 2021
• Prisoners should be a priority for COVID vaccinations, advocates say , by Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance, February 17, 2021
• Prisons are Skimming Big Chunks of Cares Act Stimulus Checks, by Asher Stockler, Daniel Moritz-Rabson, The Intercept, February 17, 2021
• Republican Lawmakers Move To Block Vaccines To State’s Prisoners, by WORT News Department and Jonah Chester, WORT 89.9, February 16, 2021
• Solitary Confinement May Worsen Covid-19 Transmission in Prisons, by Robin Blades, Undark, February 15, 2021
• Did Illinois get bail reform right? Criminal justice advocates are optimistic, by Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, February 15, 2021
• St. Louis prison uprising reminds us inmates are being punished during a pandemic, by Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean, Yahoo News, February 12, 2021
• 'A death sentence': US prisons could receive Covid vaccines last despite being hotspots, by Kiran Misra, The Guardian, February 9, 2021
• Iowa parole board releases fewer offenders in fiscal 2020, despite COVID-19, by Erin Jordan, The Gazette, February 8, 2021
• Letting People Out of Prison to Avoid COVID Isn’t That Controversial, by Madison Pauly, Mother Jones, February 5, 2021
• Iowa had more parole hearings and inmates approved for parole in 2020, but release rate shrank, by Eric Ferkenhoff, The Des Moines Register, February 3, 2021
• Trump turned the justice system into a black box. Biden could fix it, by Ethan Corey, The Appeal, February 2, 2021
• Incarcerated and at COVID’s mercy: New York must do more for elderly imprisoned people, by Cynthia Bowman, New York Daily News, February 1, 2021
• Biden and prison reforms – a soft target?, by James Kilgore, Al Jazeera, January 29, 2021
• Biden's order to end private prisons leaves a lot on the table, by Leandra Bernstein, ABC News, January 27, 2021
• Editorial: Stop illegal calls from inmates, but make legal calls affordable, by Editorial Board, The Post and Courier, January 27, 2021
• Missouri Prison Staff Offered COVID Vaccine Soon, But Most Inmates Have To Wait, by Shahla Farzan, St. Louis Public Radio, January 27, 2021
• The High-Risk Group Left Out of New York’s Vaccine Rollout, by Troy Closson, The New York Times, January 26, 2021
• 'Sitting back waiting to die', by Michael Lyle, The Nevada Current, January 22, 2021
• How Do You Social Distance In Prison? You Don't. You Get COVID., by Melissa Segura, Buzzfeed, January 21, 2021
• COVID-19 extended sentences for some incarcerated; drug treatment delays in NH stall releases, by Lindsey Van Ness, New Hampshire Union Leader, January 21, 2021
• Opinion: How crime victims keep their offenders behind bars, by Ronald Fraser, The Buffalo News, January 16, 2021
• Reshuffling again: Federal and NC vaccine changes promote uncertainty for prisons, by Jordan Wilkie, Carolina Public Press, January 15, 2021
• We Must Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Prisoners Immediately, by Jonah Walters, Jacobin, January 15, 2021
• Former inmates face housing hurdles. NJ looks to change that — and reduce recidivism, by Ashley Balcerzak, NorthJersey.com, January 15, 2021
• Michigan Actually Released Fewer Prisoners In Pandemic's First Year, by Violet Ikonomova, Deadline Detroit, January 14, 2021
• For prisoners freed early during COVID-19, a changed — and sometimes lonely — world awaits, by Stacey Barchenger, NorthJersey.com, January 14, 2021
• Next Up For The Vaccine In Massachusetts: Corrections Staff And Prisoners, by Carrie Saldo, WGBH, January 12, 2021
• Prisons' vaccine effort leaving inmates out, by Lara Farrar, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, January 10, 2021
• COVID-19: Coming to a Jail Near You, by Brian Dolinar, The Progressive, January 4, 2021
• As Covid-19 Surges in Jails, Guards Want Vaccine Early, by Kris Maher, The Wall Street Journal, January 4, 2021
• Early vaccination in prisons, a public health priority, proves politically charged, by Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Washington Post, January 2, 2021
• Prisons and jails are COVID-19 super-spreaders, by Marc Norton, San Francisco Bay View, January 1, 2021
• Gov. Northam should release some state prisoners, by Nora Demleitner, The Washington Post, January 1, 2021
• As virus spreads, prisoners worry they're not being considered in vaccine distribution plans, by Dan Grossman, KATC, December 31, 2020
• COVID Precautions Complicate Communication with Inmates at Montana Prisons, by Jess Sheldahl, Montana Public Radio, December 31, 2020
• FLORIDA 2021: Smart justice is a wise choice for Florida | Opinion, by Sarasota Herald-Tribune Editorial Board, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, December 30, 2020
• Numbers of women behind bars are soaring, report says, by Yvette C. Hammett, Legal Examiner, December 29, 2020
• Montana lawmakers to look at how prisons affect legislative districts, by Ashley Nerbovig, Missoulian, December 27, 2020
• States Say They’re Decarcerating, Yet 1 in 5 Prisoners Has Had COVID, by Victoria Law, Truthout, December 25, 2020
• Correctional Facilities Are COVID-19 Hot Spots. Why Don't They Get Vaccine Priority?, by Becky Sullivan and Ari Shapiro, WUWF, December 24, 2020
• Oklahoma Inmates and Corrections Staff Will Wait on COVID-19 Vaccine, by Keaton Ross, Oklahoma Watch, December 23, 2020
• COVID-19 death toll among Michigan inmates tops 100, by Oralandar Brand-Williams, The Detroit News, December 22, 2020
• When Will New York Vaccinate People in Prisons and Jails?, by Nicole Jarvorsky, City Limits, December 22, 2020
• The Biden FCC Needs to Tackle Exorbitant Jail and Prison Call Prices, by Kiran Misra, Slate, December 21, 2020
• Study: Prison COVID-19 Spread Led to Hundreds of Thousands of Community Infections, by Scott Shackford, Reason, December 21, 2020
• Will Louisiana vaccinate prisoners before others? It's a thorny issue in U.S., by Matt Sledge, The Times-Picayune, December 19, 2020
• Protesters March Against TUSCO Sheriff, Demand COVID-19 Jail Data, by Ryan Phillips, Patch, December 19, 2020
• Should incarcerated Americans get vaccinated first?, by Russell Falcon, WFLA, December 19, 2020
• In Massachusetts, Inmates Will Be Among First to Get Vaccines, by Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times, December 18, 2020
• How States Transformed Criminal Justice in 2020, and How They Fell Short, by Daniel Nichanian, The Appeal, December 18, 2020
• 1 in 5 Prisoners in the U.S. Has Had COVID-19, by Beth Schwartzapfel, Katie Park and Andrew Demillo, The Marshall Project, December 18, 2020
• “No Choice but to Do It”: Why Women Go to Prison, by Justine van der Leun, The New Republic, December 17, 2020
• Wisconsin’s COVID-19 Immunization Plan Leaves Incarcerated Residents In The Lurch, by Jonah Chester, WORT 89.9, December 16, 2020
• New report shows prisons contributed to 500,000 more COVID cases this summer, by Brian Tiekert (interview with Greg Hooks and Wanda Bertram), KPFA, December 16, 2020
• Researchers Estimate Mass Incarceration Contributed to More Than Half a Million Additional Cases of COVID-19 Over the Summer, by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg and Ethan Corey, The Appeal, December 15, 2020
• The biggest coronavirus outbreak in Alaska is unfolding in a prison. Will the incarcerated be prioritized for vaccines?, by Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, December 15, 2020
• What a Biden administration could mean for criminal justice reform, by Candice Norwood, Daniel Bush, PBS News, December 14, 2020
• Inmates Will Be Among First to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination in Md., by Glynis Kazanjian, Maryland Matters, December 14, 2020
• Mass. Prisoners Among The First To Get COVID Vaccines, by Deborah Becker, WBUR, December 13, 2020
• Frail, elderly, and frontline workers in FL are in Phase 1 for vaccines, unless they are in prisons, by Laura Cassels, Florida Phoenix, December 11, 2020
• A CLOSER LOOK: getting inmates and corrections staff vaccinated for COVID-19, by Ninette Sosa, KNWA TV, December 10, 2020
• Study: Jailing people on bail does not make communities safer , by Yvette C. Hammett, The Legal Examiner, December 10, 2020
• Letters to the Editor: George Gascón’s no-cash-bail move isn’t radical or new, by Carole Urie, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2020
• He was dying, but he was free: Special edition tells the tragic and brutal story of Billy Baggett, by Joanne Zuhl, Street Roots News, December 9, 2020
• Pandemic Court Closures Strand Hundreds of Thousands in Dangerous Jails Awaiting Trials, by Melinda Tuhus, Between the Lines, December 9, 2020
• As COVID-19 spreads in Minn. prisons, loved ones worry, by Kirsti Marohn, MPR, December 8, 2020
• The vicious cycle of incarceration and homelessness, by Amna Nawaz, PBS NewsHour, December 8, 2020
• Free from prison after 23 years, but facing new challenges during the pandemic, by William Brangham, PBS NewsHour, December 7, 2020
• Unpaid prison labor is wrong. End it now, by the Editorial Board, The Houston Chronicle, December 3, 2020
• Prisons Are Covid-19 Hotbeds. When Should Inmates Get the Vaccine?, by Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times, November 30, 2020
• Noem, DOC haven't changed mind about early prison releases during pandemic, by Arielle Zionts, Rapid City Journal, November 28, 2020
• Houston rebid a contract to avoid using unpaid prison labor. Will Texas make a change too?, by Dylan McGuinness, The Houston Chronicle, November 24, 2020
• America Is Letting the Coronavirus Rage Through Prisons, by The Editorial Board, The New York Times, November 21, 2020
• Arrest is not the answer to helping people with drug addictions, by Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, The Baltimore Sun, November 17, 2020
• Is coronavirus the new death penalty in America’s prisons?, by Yvette C. Hammett, Legal Examiner, November 18, 2020
• Pretrial Justice Reforms Do Not Reduce Public Safety, Report Confirms, by Rory Fleming, Filter, November 17, 2020
• Public Defenders In D.C. Say The U.S. Parole Commission Is Keeping Too Many People Jailed During The Pandemic, by Jenny Gathright, DCist, November 16, 2020
• INVESTIGATES: Former Washington Co. Jail administrator alleges jail unsafe, files suit, by Erin Conrad, KJRH, November 13, 2020
• New COVID-19 cases in Iowa prisons among highest in the nation this week, by Isabella Rosario, Des Moines Register, November 13, 2020
• Special Report: U.S. jails are outsourcing medical care — and the death toll is rising, by Jason Szep, Ned Parker, Linda So, Peter Eisler, Grant Smith, Reuters, October 26, 2020
• Should Prisoners Have to Pay For Medical Care During a Pandemic?, by Michelle Pitcher, The Marshall Project, November 2, 2020
• Where the Criminal Justice System Blocks Americans’ Right to Vote, by Peyton Forte, CityLab, November 2, 2020
• How Cook County Jail Became the Country’s First Jail-Based Polling Place , by Kiran Misra, Belt Magazine, October 30, 2020
• How Illinois counts people in prisons to unfairly gerrymander the overall state vote, by Liliana Scales and DeAngelo Bester, The Chicago Sun Times, October 27, 2020
• From Behind Bars, Pretrial Detainees Fight To Vote, by Jack Karp, Law, October 25, 2020
• Missouri Prison Officials Transfer Inmates Cautiously During Pandemic, by Shahla Farzan, St. Louis Public Radio, October 23, 2020
• The real forgotten voter is sitting in jail, by Abdallah Fayyad, The Boston Globe, October 20, 2020
• Denying pre-trial detainees the right to vote must stop, by Jesse Jackson, The Chicago Sun Times, October 19, 2020
• Barriers remain for El Paso County inmates eligible to vote, by Olivia Prentzel, The Gazette, October 17, 2020
• Why are jail phone calls so expensive? , by Tyler Kendall, CBS News, October 13, 2020
• Federal stimulus checks must go to prison inmates, U.S. judge in California rules, by Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, October 12, 2020
• Most people in jail can vote. Here’s why many don’t., by Jason Asenso, Injustice Watch, October 8, 2020
• Voting in jail: Advocates work to make sure people in Michigan can cast a ballot, by Angie Jackson, The Detroit Free Press, October 8, 2020
• Making a Phone Call from Behind Bars Shouldn’t Send Your Family into Debt, by Sylvia A. Harvey, Politico, September 29, 2020
• Locked up during COVID-19: Costly phone calls strain families, by Avi Asher-Schapiro, Reuters, September 21, 2020
• When ‘usual residence’ is a prison, by Jonathan Thompson, High Country News, October 1, 2020
• New Study Reveals Barriers To Voting For People In Jail , by Jimmy Jenkins, KJZZ, October 2, 2020
• Voting nearly impossible for eligible voters behind bars , by Rebecca Boone, Associated Press, October 8, 2020
• Report: Cook County Jail Is Filling Up Again, by Lucia Geng, South Side Weekly, September 28, 20
• Facing an indefinite ban on in-person visits, families of Alaska prisoners question paid phone calls, by Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, September 20, 2020
• How mass incarceration creates 'a tremendous amount of financial exploitation', by Adriana Belmonte, yahoo!finance, September 19, 20
• The NBA’s Quiet Problem With Prison Exploitation, by David Dayen, The American Prospect, September 1, 2020
• WSP prisoners let out of cells 15 minutes a day amid pandemic, by Carrie Haderlie, Wyoming Tribune Eagle, August 29, 2020
• Medical administrator claims Ga. prison retaliated after she pushed for more COVID testing, by Christian Boone, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 28, 2020
• When a private prison company came to small-town Wyoming (audio), by Samantha Laine Perfas, Jessica Mendoza, and Henry Gass, Christian Science-Monitor, August 24, 2020
• The United States census has an inmate problem, The Economist, April 11, 2020
• Inmates Love Their Handwritten Mail. This Federal Prison Gives Them Photocopies., by Alaina Demopoulos, The Daily Beast, August 23, 2020
• Coronavirus cases in prisons are exploding. More people need to be let out., by Editorial Board, The Washington Post, August 21, 2020
• FCC lowers some prison phone rates after blaming states for high prices, by Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, August 6, 2020
• Jail Populations Are On the Rise, by Emma Coleman, Route Fifty, August 13, 2020
• Editorial: The cruel, wasteful prison policies in Florida and the US, by Florida Times-Union, The Florida Times-Union, August 12, 2020
• Coronavirus Cases Surging At Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, by Eleanor Klibanoff, 89.3 WFPL, August 7, 2020
• Who’s really inside America’s jails? (audio), by Samantha Laine Perfas, Jessica Mendoza, and Henry Gass, Christian Science-Monitor, August 3, 2020
• Should Prisoners Get Stimulus Checks? Their Innocent Families Suffer If Not, by Jacob Jarvis, Newsweek, July 29, 2020
• Most Florida Prisons Lack Universal AC, but Inmates Can Now Buy Cooling Towels, by Jessica Lipscomb, The Miami New Times, July 29, 2020
• Making sense of the Census rules: 1 out of every 4 residents in Waupun are inmates, by Shaun Gallagher, WTMJ-TV, July 26, 2020
• Why New York is releasing so few inmates during the pandemic, by Natasha Haverty, North Country Public Radio, July 24, 2020
• Census Bureau Maintains the Spirit of 1790 , by Sharon Kyle, LA Progressive, July 23, 2020
• The Imprisoner’s Dilemma, by Sarah Holder, CityLab, July 22, 2020
• Prisons are Overwhelmed with COVID-19. Why aren't Governors Doing More?, by Chesa Boudin and Miriam Aroni Krinsky, The Appeal, July 17, 2020
• Greene County Jail— Avoiding a COVID outbreak, by Audrey Hackett, The Yellow Springs News, July 17, 2020
• Prison Populations Drop by 100,000 During Pandemic, by Damini Sharma, Weihua Li, Denise Lavoie, Claudia Lauer, The Marshall Project, July 16, 2020
• Kansas Prisons Prepare For Possible Second Coronavirus Outbreak Behind Bars, by Nomin Ujiyediin, High Plains Public Radio, July 16, 2020
• Bozelko column: It’s the prisons and jails, stupid, by Chandra Bozelko, Daily Press, July 17, 2020
• Indiana Left It To County Courts To Release Prisoners During The COVID Crisis. Most Of Them Haven’t., by Jake Harper, WJCT, July 14, 2020
• Those released from prison find reentry much harder due to COVID-19, by Samantha Max, Marketplace, July 14, 2020
• Parole In Massachusetts: Free To Go, But Not To Leave, by Jenifer B. McKim, WGBH, July 8, 2020
• Criminalizing Poverty or Ensuring Justice?, by Edward Brown, Fort Worth Weekly, July 8, 2020
• Prisoners Face ‘Undue Punishment’ As The IRS Claws Back Their Stimulus Checks, by Jordan Michael Smith, The Appeal, July 8, 2020
• ACLU gives South Dakota prisons and jails failing grade in COVID-19 response, by Shannon Marvel, The Dickinson Press, July 2, 2020
• ‘Ain’t I matter? Don’t I count?’ , by Emeline Posner, Chicago Reader, July 1, 2020
• Andrea High Bear Didn't Have To Die , by Stephanie Clifford, Elle, June 30, 2020
• Report: NC receives failing grade in response to COVID-19 in jails, by Melissa Boughton, NC Policy Watch, July 1, 2020
• Michigan's D- grade on COVID-19 response behind bars is top of the class, report finds, by Angie Jackson, The Detroit Free Press, June 26, 2020
• From Recy Taylor to Breonna Taylor: Plight of Black women often forgotten when it comes to justice, by Bonnie Watson Coleman, USA Today, June 26, 2020
• 40: Number of the Day, by N/A, NJ Spotlight, June 26, 2020
• Wisconsin receives an F+ grade for handling of COVID-19 in prisons, by Emily Hamer, Wisconsin State Journal, June 25, 2020
• States engaged in 'gross negligence' in Covid-19 response in jails and prisons, new report finds, by Jen Christensen, CNN, June 25, 2020
• ACLU gives NJ an F-plus for its handling of prisons amid the coronavirus pandemic, by Terrence T. McDonald, NorthJersey.com, June 25, 2020
• US inmates got virus relief checks, and IRS wants them back, by Rebecca Boone, Associated Press, June 24, 2020
• Coronavirus Florida: Editorial: If any place needs help with COVID-19, it’s our jails and prisons, by The Palm Beach Post Editorial Board, The Palm Beach Post, June 24, 2020
• Most states let courts fine teenagers. The debt is taking down their whole families., by Matthew Shaer, Slate, June 22, 2020
• Coronavirus VIII: Prisons & Jails: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, by John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, June 21, 2020
• Let them out: Advocates want inmates granted parole freed as COVID-19 stalks prisons, by Jessica Priest, Katie Hall, Andrea Ball, USA Today, June 10, 2020
• What about police violence against white people?, by Ryan Cooper, The Week, June 9, 2020
• As Donations Pour in, Bail Fund Organizers Want to Overhaul the System, by Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's Bazaar, June 8, 2020
• Why You Should Hold Your Applause For Mayor Muriel’s Mural, by Lynette Monroe, Blavity, June 8, 2020
• He pleaded to leave Maine prison early amid pandemic. The answer was no, by Callie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News, June 8, 2020
• American police shoot, kill and imprison more people than other developed countries. Here's the data, by Rob Picheta and Henrik Pettersson, CNN, June 8, 2020
• Coronavirus In Jails And Prisons, by Kelly Davis, The Appeal, June 5, 2020
• It’s (Way Past) Time to Redistribute Obscene Police Budgets to Schools, Hospitals, and Buses, by Samantha Winslow, Alexandra Bradbury, Labor Notes, June 5, 2020
• Why Aren’t We All Talking About Breonna Taylor?, by Alisha Haridasani Gupta, The New York Times, June 5, 2020
• Oregon prisoners will not see stimulus money from coronavirus relief package, by Jessica Pollard, Street Roots News, June 3, 2020
• Jails Are Coronavirus Hotbeds. How Many People Should Be Released To Slow The Spread?, by Anna Flagg, Five Thirty Eight, June 3, 2020
• Opinion: Don’t Bar Ex-Offenders From Coronavirus Aid Funds, by Cyrus R. Vance Jr., The New York Times, June 2, 2020
• Formerly Incarcerated People Talk About Life In Coronavirus-Stricken Prisons, by Miriam Jackson, The Union Journal, May 28, 2020
• They Suffered Years of Abuse. Now They’re Trapped Behind Bars in a Pandemic., by Natalie Schreyer, MotherJones, May 28, 2020
• California jail population plummets during pandemic. Could this lead to long-term change?, by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, May 27, 2020
• Few Green River Inmates Released Before Coronavirus Infected 40%, by Jared Bennett, 89.3 WFPL, May 27, 2020
• As North Dakota slashes its prison population amid pandemic, other states lag behind, by April Baumgarten, Inforum, May 26, 2020
• NJ’s COVID-19 Release Program for Prisoners Is Slammed for Major Failings, by Colleen O'Dea, NJ Spotlight, May 26, 2020
• Why Families and Advocates of the Incarcerated Are Scared to Death, by N. Jamiyla Chisholm, Colorlines, May 25, 2020
• Still Here: A story of incarceration and gentrification in the US, by Zahra Rasool, Al-Jazeera, May 25, 2020
• Unemployment for Maine inmates frustrates some. Others wonder why they shouldn’t get the money., by Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News, May 23, 2020
• Prisoners Pay to Read, by Eldon Ray James, American Libraries, May 22, 2020
• Letting prisoners use cellphones makes sense – now more than ever, by Jarvis Jay Masters, The Guardian, May 22, 2020
• Pregnant inmates languish in US prisons despite promises of release, by Alexandra Villarreal, The Guardian, May 22, 2020
• Multnomah County looks at waiving probation, parole fees permanently, by Christen McCurdy, Street Roots News, May 21, 2020
• My locked up brother is no threat to society, but coronavirus threatens him, by Bonita Cameron, USA Today, May 20, 2020
• States do use masks to contain COVID-19 in prisons, by Tom Kertscher, Polifact, May 19, 2020
• Washington Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Automatically Cleared Criminal Records, by Rachel M. Cohen, The Appeal, May 19, 2020
• State ramps up COVID-19 testing in correctional facilities, by Maya Silvers, Montana Free Press, May 15, 2020
• Filling the Maternal-Care Gap in Prison, by Lizzie Tribone, The American Prospect, May 14, 2020
• Business of prisons thrives, even in pandemic, by The Associated Press, Toledo Blade, May 9, 2020
• How the coronavirus could kill the $2 billion US bail bond business, by Sully Barrett, CNBC, May 10, 2020
• Midlands Voices: Nebraska must address health care concerns in prison system, by Theresa Townley, Cecelia Plaehn and Ellie Dorchuk, Omaha World Herald, May 10, 2020
• How COVID-19 is exposing — and widening — cracks in the US health system, by Erin Schumaker, ABC, May 8, 2020
• WV Lags in Reporting Coronavirus Impact by Race, by Diane Bernard, Public News Service, May 8, 2020
• Sluggish LA County Courts Are Leaving Young People Locked Up During the Pandemic, by LJ Dawson, The Appeal, May 6, 2020
• Mass incarceration poses a uniquely American risk in the coronavirus pandemic, by Alice Speri, The Intercept, May 6, 2020
• Op-Ed: I’m keeping San Francisco safer by emptying the jail. My father should be freed too, by Chesa Boudin, Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2020
• Some Local Juvenile Detention Numbers Drop, While Coronavirus Cases Inside Youth Lockups Climb, by Taylor Walker, Witness LA, May 3, 2020
• No one should profit off of prisoners trying to stay in touch with their families, by Editorial Board, The Washington Post, April 30, 2020
• Life Has Moved to Zoom. Can Prison Visitation Do the Same?, by Mia Armstrong, Slate, April 28, 2020
• Let prisoners go during COVID-19 pandemic, by Jesse Jackson, The Chicago Sun Times, April 27, 2020
• Incarcerated Black women face numerous issues in COVID-19 pandemic, by Tonya Pendleton, The Grio, April 24, 2020
• The pandemic’s acceptable statistics, by Chandra Bozelko, RecordNet, April 24, 2020
• Black female inmates and COVID-19: Medically compromised, vulnerable and neglected , by Nick Charles, NBC, April 24, 2020
• A novel idea: Only jail people who need to be in jail, by Adam Sullivan, The Cedar Rapids Gazette, April 23, 2020
• How Oklahoma Popped Its Prison Bubble, In Charts, by Taylor Miller Thomas and Megan McCrink, Politico, April 23, 2020
• Advocates Say Murphy’s Prison Release Order Is Falling Short, by Colleen O'Dea, NJ Spotlight, April 22, 2020
• Coronavirus Is Making the Worst Part of Prison Even More Cruel, by Rainesford Stauffer, Yahoo, April 21, 2020
• Southern states refuse to release prisoners amid the pandemic, by Billy Corriher, Facing South, April 20, 2020
• COVID-19, Poverty and Structural Violence, by J.P. Linstroth, Counterpunch, June 20, 2020
• Tens of thousands of inmates unlawfully denied home confinement as pandemic rages: Prisoner advocates, by Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, April 22, 2020
• ‘A perfect storm’: Health experts warn of rapid COVID-19 spread in Texas prisons, recommend early releases, by Julian Gill, The Houston Chronicle, April 22, 2020
• Activists are rushing to pay bail for inmates amid coronavirus threat, by Tyler Kendall, CBS News, April 16, 2020
• Keeping inmates safe from COVID-19, by Liz Bonis and Merby Curtis, WKRC Cincinnati, April 16, 2020
• Michigan Prison Emerged as a Hotspot for Coronavirus Cases, Inmates and Officers Worry for their Health, by Staff reporter, Science Times, April 15, 2020
• The High COVID-19 Infection Rate At This Michigan Prison Has Inmates Fearing For Their Health, by Angie Jackson and Kristi Tanner, Buzzfeed, April 15, 2020
• No Glitter, No Glue, No Meth?, by Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project, March 2, 2020
• The census counts prisoners, but who benefits?, by Nina Moini, MPR, March 2, 2020
• Another reason to end prison gerrymandering: to identify and invest in the communities most impacted by mass incarceration, by Vaidya Gullapalli, The Appeal, February 28, 2020
• Why we’re about to end prison gerrymandering in Colorado, by Kerry Tipper and James Coleman, The Denver Post, February 26, 2020
• Politics of Prison Census, WISN 12 News, February 25, 2020
• Senate Bill Would Count Prison Population at Home Addresses for Census, by Eli Newman, WDET, February 20, 2020
• Forgoing Profits, Dallas County Slashes The Cost Of Phone Calls From Jail, by Elizabeth Myong and Bekah Morr, KERA News, February 20, 2020
• Prison Gerrymandering Must End in Connecticut, by the Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board, February 7, 2020
• Your Letters: Bail reform ensures equal rights under law for rich and poor, by Mary Kuhn, Syracuse Post-Standard, February 6, 2020
• In Pa. jails, women are paying more than double for the same tampons they'd get on the outside, by Joseph Darius Jaafari, PA Post, February 5, 2020
• Rethink Prison, by Kelsey Westbrook, LEO Weekly, February 5, 2020
• Lawmakers want to end "prison gerrymandering", by Ben Thorp, WNMU, February 5, 2020
• Counted But Not Represented: Prison Gerrymandering In Wisconsin, WORT 89.9, February 4, 2020
• Idaho's Troubling Link Between Prison Recidivism And Unaffordable Housing, by George Prentice, Boise State Public Radio, February 3, 2020
• Don't Count on the Census, by Natasha Haverty, Reveal News, February 1, 2020
• Michigan bill aims to end 'prison gerrymandering' before 2020 census, by Angie Jackson, The Detroit Free Press, February 1, 2020
• Court fees hurt needy communities, don't fund the system, report says: 'We have more work to do', by Jacqueline DeRobertis, The Advocate, January 31, 2020
• MORIAL: New Jersey Does the Right Thing for Diverse Communities, by Marc Morial, The Washington Informer, January 29, 2020
• Pregnant and shackled: why inmates are still giving birth cuffed and bound, by Lori Yearwood, The Guardian, January 24, 2020
• Oklahoma prisoners struggle to find stable housing after release, by Quinton Chandler, StateImpact Oklahoma, January 23, 2020
• Want to keep people out of Idaho prisons? Affordable homes can help, by Kendra Knighten, Idaho Statesman, January 19, 2020
• Where do inmates fall in census count? NJ moves to end 'prison gerrymandering', by Ashley Balcerzak, NorthJersey.com, January 6, 2020
• Thousands of Maryland inmates work in prison. A new law shows us how much they're paid, by Alison Knezevich, The Baltimore Sun, January 2, 2020
• 'Your Body Being Used': Where Prisoners Who Can't Vote Fill Voting Districts, by Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, December 31, 2020
• As More Mothers Fill Prisons, Children Suffer 'A Primal Wound', by Dan Levin, The New York Times, December 28, 2019
• What the Prison-Abolition Movement Wants, by Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue, December 26, 2019
• Report: Juvenile Incarceration Rates Have Plummeted, But Thousands More Kids Could Be Kept Out Of Lockup, by Taylor Walker, Witness LA, December 23, 2019
• Study Shows Youth Incarceration Trending Down Nationwide, by Jimmy Jenkins, KJZZ, December 19, 2019
• How Families Cope with the Hidden Costs of Incarceration for the Holidays, by Nicole Lewis and Beatrix Lockwood, The New York Times/The Marshall Project, December 17, 2019
• Jailed dad's cost of keeping in touch with son: Nearly $1 a minute, by Erin Jordan, The Gazette, December 16, 2019
• Why people are freezing in America's prisons, by Roxanna Asgarian, Vox, December 13, 2019
• Would You Open Your Home to an Ex-Prisoner?, by Michaela Haas, The New York Times, December 11, 2019
• Free tablets for the incarcerated come with a price, by Michael Waters, The Outline, December 3, 2019
• 'They're profiting off pain': the push to rein in the $1.2bn prison phone industry, by Michael Sainato, The Guardian, November 26, 2019
• West Virginia charges prisoners 3 cents a minute to read e-books from free library, despite earning less than $1 an hour, by Marika Malaea, Newsweek, November 26, 2019
• Fixing the unfairness of prison gerrymandering, by Olivia Paschal, Facing South, November 20, 2019
• Deaths by suicide and overdose skyrocket in North Carolina jails, by Zachary Siegel, The Appeal, November 19, 2019
• Bills would pull the plug on sky-high jail phone costs, by Michael Connors, The Daily Hampshire Gazette, November 17, 2019
• As Utah jails embrace video technology, in-person visits are being eliminated, by Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, November 2, 2019
• Detroit bans criminal history question on most rental applications, by Angie Jackson, The Detroit Free Press, November 1, 2019
• Because Most Locked-Up Women Are In Jail, Not Prison, State Reforms Often Fail To Reach Them, by Taylor Walker, Witness LA, October 31, 2019
• Women Are Disproportionately Held in Jails Rather Than Prisons, Increasing Harms, by Alexander Lekhtman, Filter, October 31, 2019
• Women in jail and the criminalization of survivors, by Vaidya Gullapalli, The Appeal, October 30, 2019
• "Free" tablets in prisons are anything but, by The Times West Virginian Editorial Board, October 30, 2019
• What Happens When Prisoners Count In The Census But Not At The Polls?, by Joshua Johnson and Haili Blassingame, WAMU 88.5, October 30, 2019
• Letter: Census Bureau's prison count is an injustice, by Peter Wagner, The Idaho Times-News, October 22, 2019
• Barron: Playing Whac-a-Mole with Wyoming's legislative districts, by Joan Barron, The Casper Star-Tribune, October 19, 2019
• 'Is This It?' Most Ex-Offenders Can Forget Job Advancement After Prison, by Courtney Collins, KERA News, October 16, 2019
• Large portion of Idaho's District 22 made up of prisoners, who can't vote, by Tommy Simmons, Idaho Press, October 7, 2019
• Political Prisoners?, by Code Switch, NPR, October 2, 2019
• High inmate numbers in South Dakota highlights need for criminal justice reform, by Sunday Miller, KOTA TV, September 26, 2019
• South Dakota jails more people per capita than any other state, report shows, by Danielle Ferguson, Argus Leader, September 26, 2019
• How Prison Keeps Personal Wealth Forever Out Of Reach, by Courtney Collins, KERA News, September 24, 2019
• Prison Policy Initiative report highlights need for criminal justice reform in South Dakota, by Jody Heemstra, KGFX, September 23, 2019
• Alabama incarcerated: How do state prisons and jails compare to the rest of the nation?, by Ramsey Archibald, AL.com, September 22, 2019
• Kentucky Ranks in Top Ten of States with Highest Unique Jail Admissions, by Becca Schimmel, WKU Radio, September 22, 2019
• The benefits - and potential steep costs - of adding video visitation to Spokane County's jail facilities, by Josh Kelety, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, September 19, 2019
• New Study Examines Rate Of Jail Incarceration In 44 States, by Jimmy Jenkins, KJZZ, September 19, 2019
• South Dakota leads nation on jail admissions, new report finds, by Ethan Corey and Raven Rakia, The Appeal, September 18, 2019
• Elko County charges state's highest rate for inmate phone calls, report finds, by Michael Lyle, The Nevada Current, September 11, 2019
• Has your town bought from Massachusetts' prison-labor program?, by Greta Jochem, Daily Hampshire Gazette, September 10, 2019
• District Of Corrections: Does D.C. Really Have The Highest Incarceration Rate In The Country?, by Martin Austermuhle, WAMU 88.5, September 10, 2019
• What Gate Money Can (And Cannot) Buy, by Mia Armstrong and Nicole Lewis, The Marshall Project, September 10, 2019
• Phone calls from jail are high in North Iowa, across state, by Jared McNett, The Globe Gazette, September 8, 2019
• Trump Wants to Give Landlords Even More Power Over People With Criminal Records, by Morgan Baskin, VICE, September 7, 2019
• After prison, more punishment, by Tracy Jan, The Washington Post, September 3, 2019
• Behind Bars, and Pixels Too: How Technology Makes Jail Even Bleaker, by Wendy MacNaughton, New York Times, September 1, 2019
• Fees, fees and more fees: the high cost of being a Georgia prisoner, by Ashley Soriano, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 31, 2019
• As Major Report Estimates 5 Million Jailed Each Year, What Now?, by Rory Fleming, Filter, August 26, 2019
• Arrest, Release, Repeat: New Report Exposes Vicious Cycle of Imprisonment, by Victoria Law, Truthout, August 27, 2019
• One in four persons arrested in the U.S. in 2017 were locked up more than once, a new study found, by Frank Green, Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 26, 2019
• The number of people incarcerated in the United States is far higher than 2.5 million, by Brian Sonenstein, Shadowproof, August 26, 2019
• Greene County-- New jail, bigger jail?, by Audrey Hackett, Yellow Springs News, August 16, 2019
• Families of Kansas inmates fear losing touch if loved ones are sent to Arizona prison, by Jonathan Shorman, The Wichita Eagle, August 16, 2019
• Cyntoia Brown freed from prison after 15 years -- here's what obstacles she may face re-entering society, by Paulina Cachero, Yahoo, August 7, 2019
• How Prisons Inflate Rural Voters' Power, by Matt Ford, The New Republic, August 2, 2019
• Keeping poor people out of jail on Kauai, by Yoohyun Jung, Honolulu Civil Beat, July 29, 2019
• Lawmaker's long-shot effort to end 'prison gerrymandering', by Julia Shumway, Arizona Capitol Times, July 26, 2019
• People on parole fight to reclaim the ballot, by Michelle Chen, Truthout, July 22, 2019
• Needed in jails in a heat emergency: air conditioning and oversight, by Vaidya Gullapalli, The Appeal, July 22, 2019
• Could How We Count Prison Inmates Affect Political Power? A Look At Prison Gerrymandering, by Robin Young, WBUR, July 22, 2019
• The Way the Census Counts Prison Populations Seriously Distorts Redistricting, by Mekela Panditharatne, Slate, July 19, 2019
• House Judiciary subcommittee meets on growing population of women behind bars, by Elizabeth Thomas, ABC 11, July 16, 2019
• Prison gerrymandering unfair to Philadelphia and other cities, by the Editorial Board, The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 2019
• Warren correct: Inmate phone calls can cost $25 for 15 minutes, by Jon Greenberg, Politifact, July 1, 2019
• Idaho has highest percentage nationally of people in prison because of supervision violations, by Tommy Simmons, The Idaho Press, June 29, 2019
• Spotlight: Presidential candidates - pay attention to poverty and all of its drivers, by Vaidya Gullapalli, The Appeal, June 26, 2019
• Reminder: It's 2019 and Most Florida Prisons Still Aren't Air-Conditioned, by Jessica Lipscomb, The Miami New Times, June 25, 2019
• In the twisted world of prison communications, voicemail is an innovation, by Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, June 12, 2019
• Video visitation at county jail praised by staff, decried by users, by Tracy Neal, The Arkansas Democrat Gazette, June 10, 2019
• Special Report: Profiting From Prison, by Stef W. Kight, Axios, June 8, 2019
• Why are calls from Iowa jails among the most costly in US? State utilities board wants to know, by Lee Rood, Des Moines Register, June 2, 2019
• Is the cost of county jail calls highway robbery?, by Erin Jordan, The Gazette, May 31, 2019
• States move to outlaw 'prison gerrymandering': Where do inmates really live?, by Ludwig Hurtado, NBC, May 23, 2019
• New Washington state law bans prison-based gerrymandering, by Tim O'Donnell, The Week, May 22, 2019
• Patriarchy In Prison: Exploring The Challenges Facing Incarcerated Women, by Frank Stasio and Amanda Magnus, WUNC Public Radio, May 22, 2019
• Effort To End 'Prison Gerrymandering' Would Alter Oregon's Political Map, by Dirk VanderHart, Oregon Public Broadcasting, May 1, 2019
• Dozens Of Civil Rights Groups Ask Presidential Candidates To Support Letting People In Prison Vote, by Sam Levine, The Huffington Post, April 30, 2019
• How Private Equity Is Turning Public Prisons into Big Profits, by Tim Requarth, The Nation, April 30, 2019
• With captive customers, Utah jails charge vastly different rates for phone calls from loved ones. They can be more than $10 for 15 minutes, by Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, April 28, 2019
• Crime Is Down, Yet U.S. Incarceration Rates Are Still Among the Highest in the World, by Campbell Robertson, The New York Times, April 25, 2019
• New York And Pennsylvania Will No Longer Suspend Driver's Licenses Over Drug Crimes, by Nick Sibilla, Forbes, April 23, 2019
• How jails are replacing visits with video, by Teresa Mathews, The Appeal, April 22, 2019
• The Ada County Jail routinely makes half a million dollars annually on inmate phone calls, by Tommy Simmons, Idaho Press, April 20, 2019
• More jails replace in-person visits with awful video chat products, by Timothy Lee, Ars Technica, April 8, 2019
• Newton County Jail video-only visitation policy draws praise, criticism, by Rayna Karst, The Joplin Globe, April 6, 2019
• Delaware warned about free 'tablets' program at prisons, by Ian Gronau, Delaware State News, March 31, 2019
• Counting prisoners along political lines, by Karen Florin, The New London Day, March 30, 2019
• Need To Make A Phone Call From Jail? It'll Cost More In Rural Ohio, by Paige Pfleger, WOSU Public Media, March 27, 2019
• Study examines high cost of making phone calls from Wisconsin jails, by Mary Kate McCoy, Wisconsin Public Radio, March 25, 2019
• How the high cost of calls in jail restricts legal access, by RJ Vogt, Law360, March 10, 2019
• Prison gerrymandering distorts our democracy in the worst ways, by John Nichols, The Nation, March 8, 2019
• Who gets a second chance after prison? Not your average Joe in Pa., by The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board, March 5, 2019
• It's 2019, and phone calls remain a luxury in jail, by Janet Burns, Forbes, February 28, 2019
• In Seattle, 1 in 5 people booked into jail are homeless, by David Kroman, Crosscut, February 19, 2019
• Imagine pleading guilty because you can't afford to call your lawyer, by Victoria Law, Truthout, February 17, 2019
• Monroe County Jail phone charges are criminal, by David Andreatta, The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, February 16, 2019
• Editorial: Jails should not treat inmates like profit centers, by The San Diego Union Tribune Editorial Board, February 15, 2019
• It Costs About 50 Times More to Make a Call From an Illinois Jail Than From an Illinois State Prison, by Marisa Endicott, Mother Jones, February 15, 2019
• Finger Lakes jails profiting off of some of state's highest inmate phone rates, by Brian Sharp, The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, February 12, 2019
• Report uncovers high cost of phone calls in local jails across the U.S., by Shani Saxon, Colorlines, February 12, 2019
• Study Details How Phone Companies Prey on Families of Inmates in Local Jails, by Dell Cameron, Gizmodo, February 11, 2019
• Report: Unconvicted jail inmates pay dearly for phone calls, by Alisa Roth, Minnesota Public Radio, February 11, 2019
• The high cost of contact: Local jails charge much more for phones than state prison, advocacy group finds, by Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union Tribune, February 11, 2019
• Telephone lifeline from jail costly for family members, by Heather Bellow, The Berkshire Eagle, February 3, 2019
• Disappearing Act, by Kim Bellware, Belt Magazine, February 1, 2019
• A bill would end a $5 co-pay that has some California inmates choosing between buying soap or seeing a doctor, by Jazmine Ulloa, Los Angeles Times, January 29, 2019
• Maine Prisons Introduce Secure Tablets and Texting - With a Fee for Inmates, by Susan Sharon, Maine Public Radio, January 17, 2019
• IN DEPTH: Feds won't change how prisoners are counted in 2020, by Tim Damos, Baraboo News Republic, January 12, 2019
• Going to jail costs inmates more than just time, by Johnathan Hogan, Idaho State Journal, January 5, 2019
• Per 100,000, Idaho has more people in its correctional system than almost any other state, by Tommy Simmons, Idaho State Journal, December 17, 2018
• Study finds about half of formerly incarcerated people have only a GED or high school diploma, by Renata Sago, Marketplace, October 31, 2018
• "Free" Tablets Are Costing Prison Inmates a Fortune, by Tonya Riley, Mother Jones, October 5, 2018
• It's time to reassess the 'epidemic' of collateral consequences, by The San Gabriel Valley Tribune Editorial Board, October 1, 2018
• Prisons are switching to ebooks--but that's not a good thing, by Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, September 21, 2018
• Return to Sender: No More Mailing Books to Inmates in Pennsylvania, by Mia Armstrong, Slate, September 19, 2018
• Formerly incarcerated Americans face tough odds. The farm bill could make them even tougher, by Alex Busansky and Gary Maynard, The Washington Post, September 10, 2018
• A Mega-Merger in the Prison Phone Industry Is in the FCC's Hands, by Colin Lecher, The Verge, September 5, 2018
• Newton County Jail to begin postcard-only policy for incoming mail, by Rayna Karst, The Joplin Globe, August 18, 2018
• The Homelessness Problem We Don't Talk About, by Tanvi Misra, CityLab, August 16, 2018
• People released from prison are 10 times more likely to be homeless, by Julia O'Donoghue, The Times-Picayune, August 14, 2018
• The outrageous scam of "free" tablets for the incarcerated, by Michael Waters, The Outline, August 10, 2018
• Victoria Law discusses JPay's business model on Marketplace, August 6, 2018
• Captive Audience: How Companies Make Millions Charging Prisoners to Send an Email, by Victoria Law, Wired, August 3, 2018
• Pennsylvania should stop suspending driver's licenses for non-driving offenses, by The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board, August 1, 2018
• That prison telephone racket? It could soon get even more exploitative, by The Boston Globe Editorial Board, August 1, 2018
• A prison phone giant's ploy to further exploit inmates, by Grace Gedye, Washington Monthly, July 30, 2018
• Arkansas jail's pay-to-visit plan panned, by Tracy Neal, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, July 30, 2018
• How a group of imprisoned hackers introduced JPay to the world, by Victoria Law, Wired, July 27, 2018
• With massive merger, the prison phone industry could become even more lucrative, by Kalena Thomhave, The American Prospect, July 26, 2018
• The exploitative prison-phone industry could soon be dominated by just two companies, by Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, July 19, 2018
• Digital Sales Are Transforming Business Within Prisons, by Mia Armstrong, Slate, July 19, 2018
• Protect prisoners from profit-hungry phone companies, by The Washington Post Editorial Board, July 19, 2018
• No one benefits when formerly incarcerated people can't get a job, by The Orange County Register Editorial Board, July 16, 2018
• Formerly incarcerated fight for occupational licensing changes, by Ashley Nerbovig, The Marshall Project, July 10, 2018
• Businesses can't find people to hire. So why is unemployment still so high for this demographic? , by Chandra Bozelko and Ryan Lo, NBC News, July 10, 2018
• Out of Prison, Out of Jobs: Unemployment and the formerly incarcerated , by Alfonso Serrano, Colorlines, July 10, 2018
• Why Oklahoma Has The Highest Incarceration Rate In The U.S., by Jeremy Hobson, WBUR, July 2, 2018
• NAACP Sues To Throw Out Connecticut Legislature's Map Over Prison Gerrymandering, by Sam Levine, The Huffington Post, June 28, 2018
• NAACP sues CT over inmate count practice for legislative districts , by Clarice Silber, The Connecticut Mirror, June 28, 2018
• DOC director: Oklahoma can do better on corrections, by Joe M. Allbaugh, The Oklahoman, June 15, 2018
• No standing still on criminal justice reform, by The Oklahoman Editorial Board, June 14, 2018
• Florida prisons get iPads. They also ponder cuts to visitation hours., by Daniel Rivero, WLRN, June 8, 2018
• 'Recipe for disaster': Oklahoma's incarceration rate now No. 1 in U.S., study finds, by Harrison Grimwood and Kyle Hinchey, Tulsa World, June 7, 2018
• Florida's incarceration rate is higher than that of every country on earth, report notes, by Jerry Iannelli, Miami New Times, June 6, 2018
• Despite reforms, US remains the world's most incarcerated nation, by Mike Ludwig, Truthout, June 6, 2018
• Watchdog calls for end to medical co-pays for prisoners, Democracy Now!, June 1, 2018
• The $580 Co-pay, by Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project, May 30, 2018
• Are Prison Commissaries Fair?, by Kate Wheeling, Pacific Standard, May 30, 2018
• Pima County jail's visitation policies create hardship, some Tucson families say, by Patty Machelor, The Arizona Daily Star, May 26, 2018
• Video visits have a role, but should not replace in-person visits in Maine jails, by The Bangor Daily News Editorial Board, May 16, 2018
• Jails are replacing visits with video calls--inmates and families hate it, by Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, May 14, 2018
• Romano: For-profit prison video plan has a captive audience, The Tampa Bay Times, April 5, 2018
• Criminal Injustice podcast interviews Aleks Kajstura: "Driver's license suspension as collateral damage," March 20, 2018
• A new bill could finally ban predatory inmate phone costs, The Verge, March 13, 2018
• Incarcerated women need the dignity of freedom more than free tampons, by Chandra Bozelko, NBC News, March 8, 2018
• Juvenile Injustice: Racial Disparities in Incarceration Start Early, by Alfonso Serrano, Colorlines, March 1, 2018
• When it comes to lowering female incarceration rates, states must step up, by Rikha Sharma Rani, USA Today, February 16, 2018
• Suspending common sense in Virginia, by Aleks Kajstura, The Washington Post, February 9, 2018
• Lawsuit reveals how tech companies profit off the prison-industrial complex, by Katie Rose Quandt, ThinkProgress, February 9, 2018
• 2020 Census Will Continue To Count Prisoners Where They Are Incarcerated, by Sam Levine, The Huffington Post, February 8, 2018
• 2020 Census To Count Deployed Troops At Home Bases, Prisoners At Facilities, by Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, February 8, 2018
• Women's prison populations in 35 states 'worse than men's,' study says, by Jamiles Lartey, The Guardian, January 30, 2018
• Rally demands return of face-to-face visits at Knox County jail, by Matt Lakin, Knox News, January 29, 2018
• Texas female prison population rises as male population decreases, by Keri Blakinger, The Houston Chronicle, January 12, 2018
• Report Shows Gender Gap in Reducing Prison Populations, by Andrea Sears, Public News Service, January 11, 2018
• Report: National Movement to Reduce U.S. Prison Population Has Largely Ignored Women, by Alfonso Serrano, Colorlines, January 10, 2018
• Virginia's female prison population climbing faster than males' population, by Frank Green, Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 9, 2018
• A House for Women Leaving Prison Sits Empty, by Zoe Greenberg, New York Times, December 27, 2017
• Video Visitation is Replacing In-Person Visitation in Jails, by Hannah Riley, The Huffington Post, December 11, 2017
• To stem Baltimore crime, invest in jobs, by Caryn York, The Baltimore Sun, December 9, 2017
• The end of American prison visits: jails end face-to-face contact - and families suffer, by Shannon Sims, The Guardian, December 9, 2017
• More women are jailed in Texas, even though arrests have dropped. Why? by Cary Aspinwall, Dallas News, December 3, 2017
• Mecklenburg jail visits are now solely by video. Critics say that hurts inmates, families, by Bruce Henderson and Ames Alexander, The Charlotte Observer, November 26, 2017
• How Women Factor Into The Uniquely American Problem Of Mass Incarceration, by Nick Wing, HuffPost, October 20, 2017
• How American women are left to rot in jail, by Ryan Cooper, The Week, October 23, 2017
• Prison Video Visits Are No Substitute for Face-to-Face, Especially at These Prices, by Victoria Law, Bloomberg, October 2, 2017
• Video Chat Price-Gouging Costs Inmates More Than Money, by Issie Lapowsky, Wired, August 31, 2017
• How Police Are Using Stop-and-Frisk Four Years After A Seminal Court Ruling, by Brentin Mock, CityLab, August 18, 2017
• Sheriff Hodgson strikes again, by Editorial Board, Boston Globe, August 05, 2017
• NBA Pistons Owner Under Fire for Deal on Inmate Phone Service, by Todd Shields, Bloomberg, July 24, 2017
• Prison Policy Group Blasts Colorado's "Free" Tablets for Inmates, by Alan Prendergast, Westword, July 7, 2017
• California emptied prisons, but now jails are packed. Here's what will help, by Foon Rhee, The Sacramento Bee, June 9, 2017
• What’s actually driving local jail growth?, by Mark Bennett, Tribune-Star, June 4, 2017
• There's a price to locking them up, by John M. Crisp, The Chippewa Herald, June 1, 2017
• Why Jails Are Booming, by Brentin Mock, CityLab, June 1, 2017
• Georgia comes in 2nd for Jail Incarceration Rates, by Jessica Szilagyi, GeorgiaPol, May 31, 2017
• Banning in-person jail visits is foolish and needlessly cruel, by The Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2017
• Crime reforms are necessary, by The Editorial Board, The Courier, May 17, 2017
• The Feds Persuaded Oregon to Scrap Its Exploitive Prison Phone Contract--Until the State Decided It Needed the Money, by Nigel Jaquiss, Willamette Week May 10, 2017
• Medical co-pay might deter inmates from seeking treatment, but officials say it's a two-sided coin, by Kassie McClung, The Frontier, April 28, 2017
• Nearly 200,000 Individuals Have Driver's Licenses Suspended for Drug Offenses Yearly, by Mark Karlin, Buzzflash, April 21, 2017
• American prisons' cruel and unusual health care, by Ryan Cooper, The Week, April 19, 2017
• Prisons And Jails Are Forcing Inmates To Pay A Small Fortune Just To See A Doctor, by Nick Wing, The Huffington Post, April 19, 2017
• The Trauma of the Prison Pipeline for Black Women and Girls, by ABS Staff, Atlanta Black Star April 9, 2017
• Congress to Consider Eliminating Driver's License Suspensions for Drug Convictions, by Mike Adams, Merry Jane, April 10, 2017
• NJ jails doing away with family visitation. Critics argue why that's a bad idea, by David Matthau, New Jersey 101.5, April 7, 2017
• This Chart Shows Why It's So Hard To Tackle Mass Incarceration In America, by Nick Wing, The Huffington Post, March 15, 2017
• More than 2 million people are in jail or prison — here are 4 charts that break that down, by Veronika Bondarenko, Business Insider, March 15, 2017
• At ‘Critical Moment’ Under Trump, Report Gives Hard Facts on Incarceration, by David J. Krajicek, The Crime Report, March 14, 2017
• Trump supports mass incarceration. This chart shows why that may not matter, by German Lopez, Vox, March 14, 2017
• FCC made a case for limiting cost of prison phone calls. Not anymore, by Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post, February 5, 2017
• Mass incarceration doesn't do much to fight crime. But it costs an absurd $182 billion a year, by German Lopez, Vox, January 27, 2017
• The plunder of the American prison system by Ryan Cooper, The Week, January 25, 2017
• Videoconferencing is no replacement for in-person visits for jail inmates, by Bangor Daily News (Maine), January 13, 2017
• Our view: Drivers' license suspensions out of control, by Treasure Coast Newspapers editorial board, January 11, 2017
• Driver's Licenses, Caught in the War on Drugs, by The New York Times editorial board, January 3, 2017
• Our Editorial: Stop forcing inmates to rent jail cells, by The Detroit News, December 28, 2016
• Report questions driver's licenses suspensions in Pa. for drug crimes, by Kate Giammarise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 23, 2016
• Stop suspending drivers' licenses for unjust, irrelevant reasons, by the Star-Ledger editorial board, December 20, 2016
• Wendy Sawyer, on The Bill Newman Show, discussing abusive probation fees in Massachusetts. , WHMP (Mass.), December 16, 2016
• Probation fees pose an undue burden, by The Boston Globe editorial board, December 13, 2016
• State probation fees need reform, by the Daily Hampshire Gazette editorial board, December 13, 2016
• Probation fees pose an undue burden, The Boston Globe, December 13, 2016
• Virginia's ham-fisted approach to driver's license suspension, by The Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial board, December 13, 2016
• New study critical of Virginia driver's license suspensions for drug offenses, by Frank Green, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 11, 2016
• Poverty, Punishment, And Probation: A Toxic Brew, by Daniel Medwed, WGBH News, December 8, 2016
• Probation fees hit poor the hardest, says report, by Michael Jonas, Commonwealth Magazine, December 7, 2016
• In One N.H. Jail, Inmate Visits Don't Look How You Might Think They Look, by Natasha Haverty, NHPR, December 5, 2016
• How Political Districts With Prisons Give Their Lawmakers Outsize Influence, by Kate Carlton Greer, KOSU, November 7, 2016
• A Virtual Visit to a Relative in Jail, by Maya Schenwar, New York Times, September 29, 2016
• Writing behind bars: Postcard-only mailing policies in jails are unjust, ineffective, by Mia Armstrong, The State Press, September 23, 2016
• Making Profits on the Captive Prison Market, by Eric Markowitz, The New Yorker, September 4, 2016
• Unconstitutional to Jail Poor Defendants Who Can't Pay Bail, Feds Argue, by Nicholas Loffredo, Newsweek, August 20, 2016
• The debate over private prisons is masking the real problems with America's prison industry, by Michelle Mark, Business Insider, August 19, 2016
• The Wrong Way to Count Prisoners, by New York Times editorial board, July 16, 2016
• The Fines and Fees That Keep Former Prisoners Poor, by Alana Semuels, The Atlantic, July 5, 2016
• Why New Jersey incarcerates more people than Rwanda, by Max Lewontin, The Christian Science Monitor, June 16, 2016
• US incarceration is 5 to 10 times higher than that of other NATO countries, by Katherine Hicks, Vox, June 16, 2016
• Local jails profit from warehousing state prisoners , by Alice Speri, The Intercept, June 9, 2016
• Jail Video Visitation Falls Short on Usage, Revenue Expectations, by Selah Maya Zighelboim, The Texas Observer, June 1, 2016
• Inside The Fight To Protect Face-To-Face Visitation For Prisoners, by Kit O'Connell, The Establishment, May 24, 2016
• The grotesque criminalization of poverty in America, by Ryan Cooper, The Week, May 16, 2016
• The End of Prison Visitation, by Jack Smith IV, Mic, May 5, 2016
• The Prison-Commercial Complex, by Chandra Bozelko, The New York Times, March 21, 2016
• One Chart Perfectly Captures America's Massive Prison Problem, by Jamilah King, Mic, March 15, 2016
• President Bernie Sanders couldn't stop mass incarceration by himself. But this one reform would be a very good start, by Ryan Cooper, The Week, February 16, 2016
• Coalition Backs Bill to End Prison Gerrymandering, by Andrea Sears, Public News Service, February 12, 2016
• Proposal would count inmates back home, by Ken Dixon, Connecticut Post, February 10, 2016
• Prison Phone Companies Seek New Revenue Source in Electronic Messaging, by Mike Ludwig, Truthout, January 28, 2016
• Why Restoring Driving Rights to Former Inmates Matters, by Maura Ewing, NationalJournal, January 22, 2016
• US prisons now offer inmates 'electronic messaging,' but it's not really e-mail, by Max Lewontin, The Christian Science Monitor, January 22, 2016
• America's Horrifying Mass-Incarceration System, In 1 Chart, by Nick Wing, Huffington Post, December 9, 2015
• Editorial: Women Behind Bars, by The Editorial Board, The New York Times, November 30, 2015
• The U.S. Is Depressingly Good At Putting Women Behind Bars, by Melissa Jeltsen, Huffington Post, November 24, 2015
• New Report Details Staggering Rates of Women's Incarceration in the United States, by Zoe Greenberg, RH Reality Check, November 19, 2015
• Bernie Sanders's criminal justice blindspot: Why his bill to ban private prisons doesn't go nearly far enough, by Nathan McDermott, Salon, October 28, 2015
• Prison Policy Initiative Report: Distant Lockups Further Erode Family Ties, by Alan Prendergast, Westword, October 28, 2015
• Editorial: F.C.C. Makes Telephone Calls for Inmates Cheaper, by The Editorial Board, The New York Times, October 26, 2015
• Family visits make prisoners less likely to reoffend. But some states make visiting hard, by German Lopez, Vox, October 22, 2015
• FCC gives inmates price break on prison phone calls, by Vera Bergengruen, McClatchy DC, October 22, 2015
• 'Huge Step': FCC Slashes Costs of Prison Phone Calls, by Tracy Connor, NBC News, October 22, 2015
• Report: States should make it easier for families to visit prisoners, by Brian Sonenstein, Shadowproof, October 22, 2015
• Prison Phone Company Fights to Keep Profiting Off Inmates And Their Families, by Ben Walsh, The Huffington Post, October 21, 2015
• How Does Prison Gerrymandering Work?, by Alex Mayyasi, Priceonomics, October 20, 2015
• Bernie Sanders: The United States has 'more people in jail than any other country on Earth', by Jon Greenberg, Tampa Bay Times, October 13, 2015
• At LCCC, prison riot starts with a phone, by James Brooks, Juneau Empire, October 9, 2015
• A Trip Inside Graterford Prison and A Look at Sam Durant's BRILLIANT #OpenSource PHL Installation, StreetsDept.com, October 2, 2015
• Who profits from the billion-dollar prison phone business?, Peter Wagner on Al Jazeera's America Tonight, September 30, 2015
• Editorial: An offense that should come off the books, The Boston Globe, September 20, 2015
• Bernie Sanders's plan to abolish private prisons, explained, by German Lopez, Vox, September 18, 2015
• Prison Vendors See Continued Signs of a Captive Market, by David Segal, The New York Times, August 29, 2015
• New group to review Iowa's criminal justice policies, by Kathy A. Bolten, Des Moines Register, August 28, 2015
• Prison population affecting Florida's redistricting fight, by Jeremy Wallace, Miami Herald, August 18, 2015
• Bernadette Rabuy on The Bill Newman Show, WHMP (MA), August 12, 2015
• Inside the Shadowy Business of Prison Phone Calls, by Eric Markowitz, International Business Times, July 2, 2015
• Bernadette Rabuy on Marketplace Tech, Jailbreak series, June 23, 2015
• How Prison Gerrymandering is Influencing Elections, Peter Wagner on SiriusXM's The Agenda, June 15, 2015
• The Hidden Price of Prison: Calls Cost Inmates' Families, by Barbara Harrington, WTIU and WFIU, June 5, 2015 (see video)
• The Persuasiveness of a Chart Depends on the Reader, Not Just the Chart, by Scott Berinato, Harvard Business Review, May 27, 2015
• West Baltimore offers vivid reminder of failed mass incarceration policy, by Amadou Diallo, Al Jazeera America, April 30, 2015
• Phone rates for prison inmates exploitative, counterproductive, Editorial Board, The Boston Globe, April 28, 2015
• Expensive 'Prison Skype' Is Squeezing Out In-Person Visitation, by Matt Stroud and Joshua Brustein, Bloomberg Businessweek, April 27, 2015
• Sen. Cory Booker: What's better for America's status?, by Cory A. Booker, CNN, April 23, 2015
• Video Chats Are Replacing In-Person Jail Visits, While One Tech Company Profits, by Eric Markowitz, International Business Times, April 8, 2015
• How your local jail became hell: An investigation, by Ryan Cooper, The Week, March 31, 2015
• Steep Costs of Inmate Phone Calls Are Under Scrutiny, by Timothy Williams, The New York Times, March 30, 2015
• Inmates Charged Fee After Leaving Jail, by Herb Weisbaum, NBC News, March 24, 2015
• Jail letter ban should be reconsidered, letter to the editor by Leah Sakala, Cecil Whig, March 16, 2015
• Video visitation threatens to put more distance between inmates and family, by Tom Bartlett, Al Jazeera America, March 9, 2015
• Reach Out and Pay Someone, by Dirk VanderHart, The Portland Mercury, March 4, 2015
• The Cost Of Crime And Incarceration In One Baltimore Neighborhood, by Sheilah Kast & Matt Purdy, WYPR, March 2, 2015
• As Jail Visits Go High-Tech, Isolation Grows, by Lisa Riordan Seville, NBC News, February 27, 2015
• Fact-checking John Legend's claim that 'we live in the most incarcerated country in the world', by Katie Sanders, Tampa Bay Times, February 23, 2015
• Want to visit an inmate? Increasingly, you'll have to log on, by Hamed Aleaziz, San Francisco Chronicle, February 22, 2015
• Jail Video Visits Are No Substitute for the Real Thing, by Maya Schenwar, Truthout, February 18, 2015
• Editorial: Getting serious about prison reform, by Journal Record Staff, The Journal Record, February 16, 2015
• Is Video Visitation Sufficient For Inmates and Families?, Bernadette Rabuy on OPB's Think Out Loud, February 5, 2015 (audio)
• Right (and Wrong) on Crime, by Forrest Wilder, Texas Observer, February 3, 2015
• Charge Colorado inmates fairly for phone calls, The Denver Post Editorial Board, January 28, 2015
• Mult. Co. Sheriff to preserve in-person visitations, by Street Roots Staff, Street Roots, January 27, 2015
• Conditions behind bars: Screening visitors, by Miranda Johnson, The Economist, January 24, 2015
• « Prison Map », quand un « data artist » tire le portrait du parc carcéral américain by Emmanuelle Jardonnet, Le Monde January 22, 2015
• Technical difficulty: Sheriff Staton's move to replace in-person visits at Multnomah County jails with video visiting raises questions, by Emily Green, Street Roots, January 21, 2015
• Captive consumers: Corporations reap big profits on inmate finances, video visitations in Multnomah County, by Emily Green, Street Roots, January 6, 2015
• Serial's $2,500 Phone Bill and the Prison-Calling Racket, by Joshua Brustein, Bloomberg Businessweek, December 17, 2014
• Is the U.S. prison population as big as Russia, China and North Korea combined?, by Katie Sanders, Tampa Bay Times, December 16, 2014
• The FCC Looks into the Prison Telephone Racket, by Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project, December 4, 2014
• FCC regulations, a big step forward, by Peter Wagner, National Association of Counties County News, November 17, 2014
• Postcard-only jail mail policy should be canceled, letter to the editor by Peter Wagner, Ionia Sentinel-Standard (Michigan), September 26, 2014
• Lawsuit challenging counting of prisoners in city's redistricting allowed to proceed, by Daniel Kittredge, Cranston Herald, September 11, 2014
• The Leader of the Unfree World: Mass incarceration, perhaps the greatest social crisis in modern American history, is without parallel on a global scale, by Matt Ford, The Atlantic, July 23, 2014.
• [San Francisco] Officials looking to reduce price of jail inmates' phone calls, by Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times, July 6, 2014
• Orange Is the New Green: Is Knox County's New Video-Only Visitation Policy for Inmates Really About Safety -- or Is it About Money?, Cari Wade Gervin, Metro Pulse (Knoxville, Tenn.), July 2, 2014
• Captive Constituents: Prison population beefs up some Alabama districts, by Tim Lockette, The Anniston Star, June 29, 2014
• The Father's Day Profiteers That Put Hallmark to Shame, by Leah Sakala, Huffington Post, June 13, 2014
• Every Graph, Stat and Data Point You Need For Research on U.S. Mass Incarceration, by Pete Brook, Prison Photography Blog, May 29, 2014
• The Exponential Growth Of American Incarceration, In Three Graphs, Nicole Flatow, Think Progress, May 29, 2014
• Bill on counting inmates in voting districts passes key Senate committee, by Daniel Kittredge, Cranston Herald, May 2, 2014
• Agreement Reached Ending Unconstitutional Postcard-Only Mail Policy at Flagler County Jail, ACLU of Florida press release, May 1, 2014
• Sedgwick County to make more on inmate collect calls, by Deb Gruver, The Wichita Eagle, April 26, 2014
• The Hidden Price Of Drug-Free Zones, by Christie Thompson, ThinkProgress, April 14, 2014
• Captive Market: New rules lower the cost of phone calls to and from prison inmates, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, April 9, 2014
• Study says prison population pads voter tally in some districts, by Joannah Seltz, The Boston Globe, March 20, 2014
• Incarcerated in America: Why Are So Many People in US Prisons?, by Lisa Mahapatra, International Business Times, March 19, 2014
• America's prison population: Who, what, where and why, by Jon Fasman, The Economist, March 13, 2014
• Video Visitation Could Exploit Prisoners, or Help Families, by Peter Wagner, "Room for Debate" The New York Times, February 24, 2014
• Peter Wagner Explores Hidden Costs of Mass Incarceration, WNEU press release, February 18, 2014
• FCC caps rates for prison phone calls, by John Ketchum, Marketplace Wealth and Poverty, Thursday, February 12, 2014
• FCC Bests Prison Telephone Industry Just in Time for Valentine's Day, by Leah Sakala and Peter Wagner, Huffington Post, February 12, 2014
• Phoning From Prison, at Prices Through the Roof, by David Segal, New York Times, February 2, 2014
• Unfair Phone Charges for Inmates, New York Times editorial, January 6, 2014
• Prison, Pregnancy, Restraint, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, January 3, 2013
• Aleks Kajstura on The Bill Newman Show, WHMP (MA), December 20, 2013
• Rural counties treat prisoners as political footballs when drawing electoral districts, Scott Henson, Grits for Breakfast Blog, December 3, 2013
• Prisoners lack vote, yet they shape vote, by Jonathan Tilove, Austin-American Statesman, December 1, 2013
• Does Your Town Meeting Have Phantoms?, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, November 13, 2013
• Prison gerrymandering: How the Census distorts democracy in Framingham and other towns hosting prisons, by Aleks Kajstura, Metrowest Daily News, November 10, 2013
• Peter Wagner '03 Champions Prison Policy Reform, by Mary McLean Orszulak, Perspectives, Fall 2013
• How Prisons Change the Balance of Power in America, by Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, October 7, 2013
• No County For Old Prisoners: One Person, One Vote, by Andrew Cohen, Brennan Center for Justice, October 7, 2013
• ACLU challenges Wyandotte County Jail's postcard-only policy for inmates, by Mark Morris, Kansas City Star, October 1, 2013
• Putting the con in constituent, by Fred Grimm, The Miami Herald, September 28, 2013
• Prison-Based Gerrymandering, by the New York Times editorial board, September 27, 2013
• Mental Health in Your Neighborhood, interview by Louise Carcione with Leah Sakala, Boston Praise Radio, September 11, 2013
• Prison Phone Call Industry Will Fight New FCC Rules Lowering Rates For Inmates, by Matt Sledge, Huffington Post, September 9, 2013
• Are prisoners Youngstown residents?, by David Skolnick, The Vindicator, August 16, 2013
• An organization urges city council to not count inmates when redistricting, by David Skolnick, The Vindicator, August 13, 2013
• FCC caps cost of phone calls to prison inmates, by Andrew McGill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 10, 2013
• The Tyranny Of Prison Phone Charges: 'Inmates Charged Five Times Usual Rate', by Matt Stroud, Forbes, July 21, 2013
• Talk is anything but cheap for phone calls from Pennsylvania's prison, by Andrew McGill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 21, 2013
• Community Activists Cite Civil Rights Concerns with Jail Mail Policy Changes, by Jennifer Wadsworth, San Jose Inside, July 17, 2013
• Our view: Free prisoners -- from voting data, Observer-Dispatch editorial board, July 12, 2013
• Rome still counting prisoners in legislative districts, by Ned Campbell, Observer-Dispatch, July 7, 2013
• Phone Companies In State Prisons Charge Inmates Exorbitant Prices, Give Jails Kickbacks, Group Finds, by Alexander C. Kaufman, International Business Times, June 18, 2013
• Counties profit from inmate calls, by Dan Klepal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 16, 2013
• Don't limit inmates to postcards, Leah Sakala, letter to the editor in the Sun Herald (Gulfport, Mississippi), June 12, 2013
• All mail at Santa Clara County jail to be limited to small postcards, by Tracey Kaplan, Mercury News, May 18, 2013
• NY, US see dramatic drop in prison inmate population, by Brian Mann, North Country Public Radio, April 16, 2013
• Students Organize Prison-Based Gerrymandering Event, by Stephanie Ling, Wesleyan Argus, March 28, 2013
• Return to Sender, Leah Sakala, letter to the editor printed in The Independent, March 8, 2013
• Islands in the Sand, by Toshio Meronek, Hyphen, Spring 2013
• Redistricting Redux, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, January 8, 2013
• Prisons rob inmates by gouging phone call prices, RT America, January 4, 2013
• Leah Sakala on The Bill Newman Show, WHMP (MA), January 2, 2013
• FCC proposes changes to lower pay-phone rates for prisoners, by Christina Mai-Duc, Los Angeles Times, December 28, 2012
• Hi-Priced Cell Calls, Brian Lehrer Show, December 12, 2012
• Costly Prison Phone Calls Frustrate Families, by Maggie Clark, Stateline, December 4, 2012
• A Needless Charge for Prison Families, by the New York Times editorial board, November 28, 2012
• Kickbacks exploit inmates' families, by Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., Chicago Sun-Times, November 27, 2012
• Prison-industrial complex charges inmates enormous fees for phone calls, RT America, November 20, 2012
• Prison-Phone Rate Cuts Considered by U.S. Regulators, by Todd Shields, Bloomberg Businessweek, November 15, 2012
• Battlegrounds Va., Fla. lead in ex-felons who cannot vote, by Frank Green, Times-Dispatch, November 3, 2012
• 2 Swing States That Swing on Felon Disenfranchisement, by James Ridgeway, Mother Jones, November 2, 2012
• Making Prisoners Count, by Nancy Scola, The American Prospect, October 22, 2012
• Could a Recount of Prisoners Affect Elections?, by Maggie Clark, Stateline, October 12, 2012
• FCC Looks Likely to Cap Phone Rates for Prisoners, by Kaukab Jhumra Smith, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, October 12, 2012
• Prison Phones Prove Captive Market for Private Equity, by Todd Shields, Bloomberg Businessweek, October 4, 2012
• A Dollar a Minute to Talk to Dad, letter to the editor by Kaytee Riek and Rob Wohl of Sum of Us, Valley Advocate, October 4, 2012
• Kickbacks and Exorbitant Charges Rife In The Monopolized Prison Phone Industry, Pete Brook, Prison Photography Blog, October 2, 2012
• The First Call Is Free; the Rest Are a Fortune, Nancy Scola, American Prospect, October 1, 2012
• Campaign Pressures FCC to Roll Back Exorbitant Expense of Prison Phone Calls, Melinda Tuhus, Between the Lines, September 26, 2012
• Costly Phone Calls for Inmates, by the New York Times editorial board, September 24, 2012
• Flying Kites to the FCC Demanding Fair Phone Call Rates for Prisoners and Their Families, Mike Ludwig, Truthout, September 21, 2012
• Prisoners Count: Lawmakers look at fixing Massachusetts’ “representation without population” problem, Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, July 26, 2012
• Beginning of the end for 'prison gerrymandering', by Peter Wagner, The Washington Post, July 13, 2012
• Inmates Shouldn’t Boost Clout Of Prison Towns, Hartford Courant editorial board, July 2, 2012
• Supreme Court decision on prisoners could affect Wisconsin redistricting, Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio, June 28, 2012
• Jon Yount: A Man Transformed, by James Kilgore and Teresa Barnes, Dissent Magazine, June 6, 2012
• Correcting the prison imbalance, Tribune-Star editorial board (Terre Haute, IN), May 16, 2012
• Council removes prisoners from legislative district, by Arthur Foulkes, Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, IN), May 11, 2012
• Prison part of Terre Haute redistricting considerations, by Arthur Foulkes, Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, IN), April 11, 2012

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• Gov. Cuomo’s Word, by the New York Times Editorial Board, March 14, 2012
• Kansas shouldn’t use prisoners to influence redistricting, by Mary Sanchez, Kansas City Star, March 4, 2012
• Prisoners pad the population, by Joan Barron, Casper Star-Tribune (WY), March 4, 2012
• For drawing new districts, inmates may not be factor, by John Crane, Lynchburg News and Advance (VA), February 27, 2012
• Chris Hayes credits Executive Director Peter Wagner with “single-handedly” bringing the issue of prison-based gerrymandering to light. Up with Chris Hayes, Feb 18, 2012
• The Prison Policy Initiative’s research was cited in a question by Juan Williams to Rep. Pon Paul in the Republican Primary Debate in South Carolina, Fox News, January 16, 2012
• Counting Voters Fairly, by the New York Times Editorial Board, January 17, 2012
• Prisoners shouldn’t pad electoral districts, Roanoke Times editorial (VA), January 5, 2012
• Counties will have to follow suit with prison population change, by Brian Amaral, Watertown Daily Times, January 5, 2012
• Proposal would exclude prisoners for redistricting, By John Crane, Danville Register and Bee (VA), December 20, 2011
• Prisons and Redistricting, by the New York Times Editorial Board, December 22, 2011
• Group argues prison populations results in unbalanced wards, by Katherine Cummins, Fulton Sun (MO), December 18, 2011
• Interview with Peter Wagner on Metro Watch (audio), with Gloria Minott, WPFW (DC), December 7, 2011
• Criminal Justice: Prisoners Count, 2010 Annual Report, Public Welfare Foundation, December, 2011
• Councilors decide upon new districts, by James Beaty, McAlester News-Capital (OK), October 26, 2011
• Committee finalizes two of three plans to present to county commission, by Jerry Zorsch, Morgan County News (TN), October 5, 2011
• Playing the Inmate Card Skews Redistricting, by Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune, September 29, 2011
• Butting heads on head count, by James Beaty, McAlester Daily News, September 13, 2011
• Inmate counting law wins a round, by Jimmy Vielkind, Albany Times Union, August 12, 2011
• The right way for redistricting, by the Albany Times Union Editorial Board, August 10, 2011
• Dilan still has doubts on prison gerrymandering, by Carol Moran, Legislative Gazette, August 9, 2011
• Follow through on that veto promise, governor, by the Canandaigua Messenger Post Editorial Board, August 8, 2011
• Panel bows to county of state prison inmates at home, by Jimmy Vielkind, Albany Times Union, August 5, 2011
• State redistricting panel will follow prisoner counting law, by Jon Campbell, Gannett, August 4, 2011
• Oh, Is That the Law?, by the New York Times Editorial Board, July 29, 2011
• Independence is key in state redistricting, by the Democrat and Chronicle Editorial Board, July 21, 2011
• Is LATFOR really defending itself?, by Jimmy Vielkind, Capitol Confidential, July 12, 2011
• Inmates key in redistricting issue, by Jimmy Vielkind, Albany Times Union, July 12, 2011
• What happened to the promise?, by the Albany Times Union Editorial Board, July 10, 2011
• Growing Redistricting Battle: Where Should Inmates Be Counted?, by Kenneth J. Cooper, New American Media, June 12, 2011
• Prison inmates at issue in redrawing political districts, by Kenneth J. Cooper, Bay State Banner, June 9, 2011
• Advocates: W.Mass. wants to keep its representation, by Richie Davis, Hampshire Gazette, June 6, 2011
• Panel Hears Redistricting Ideas, by Brian Steele, Springfield Republican, June 1, 2011
• Where Prisoners Get Counted as Citizens and Why it Matters, by Stephen Reader, WNYC, May 26, 2011
• Citizens want input on redistricting by Kara Nuzback, Cape Gazette (Delaware), April 29, 2011
• County judge will not consider prison population in county redistricting, by Richard Porter, Plainview Herald, April 27, 2011
• Real Prisoners, Phantom Residents by New York Times Editorial Board, April 19, 2011
• More clout in District 4 by David Giuliani, Sauk Valley Daily Gazette, April 14, 2011
• Inmate population complicates Henry, Co. Council, by Nick Werner, The Star Press, April 11, 2011
• Counting prisoners in redistricting could distort voting in Barbour County, by Greg Phillips, Dothan Eagle, April 8, 2011
• Prisoners count for census, should they determine voting lines? by Stephanie Jones, The Journal Times, April 7, 2011
• Conn. lawmakers consider change in how prisoners are counted, by Angela Carter, New Haven Register, March 22, 2011
• Is the Census counting prisoners in the right place? By Mark Pazniokas, CTMirror.org, March 21, 2011
• Zones: Effective Deterrent? Are they an effective deterrent, or just a lever to force lesser pleas from drug offenders? The new DA Talks About Drug-Free School Zones, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, March 18, 2011
• Counting inmates is an issue in Miss. redistricting, by Molly Davis, Montgomery Advertiser, February 27, 2011
• Supervisors name redistricting panel, by Michael Copley, Powhatan Today, February 23, 2011
• Community effort needed to reverse trend in under-18 population, by Mark Bennett, Tribune Star, February 13, 2011
• Rethinking Drug-Free School Zones: Gov. Patrick proposes changing a policy critics say is unfair and ineffective, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, February 10, 2011
• Power to the (Prison) People, by Amanda J. Crawford, Phoenix Magazine, February, 2011
• [Connecticut] legislator eyes inmate residency, by Angela Carter, New Haven Register, November 26, 2010
• Adams: Are legislative maps hurting prison reforms?, by Pam Adams, The Journal Star (Peoria Illinois), Nov 10, 2010
• PFF Review: GERRYMANDERING, by Rich Drees, Film Buff Newsreel, October 15, 2010
• Gerrymandering: the review, by Matt Thomas, Examiner.com, October 11, 2010
• Dealing with loss of prison population, by Lindsay Suchow, Register-Star, September 29, 2010
• Lawmakers Urge a Change in How Inmates are Counted, by Julian Aguilar, Texas Tribune, September 9, 2010
• Legislature urged to change prisoners’ role in districting, by Frank Green, Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia), September 5, 2010.
• County omits prison count, by Lisa Tindell, The Atmore Advance (Escambia County, Alabama), August 30, 2010
• An End to Prison Gerrymandering, New York Times editorial, August 23, 2010.
• N.Y. prisoners switch districts; will R.I. follow?, by Ed Fitzpatrick (column), Providence Journal, August 17, 2010
• Prison-based gerrymandering should be abolished, The Daily Review editorial (Towanda, PA), August 7, 2010
• Change in inmate counting practices looms, by Lindsay Suchow, Register-Star, (Hudson-Catskill, NY region), August 7, 2010
• Inmates to be excluded from North Country districts (audio), by David Sommerstein, North Country Public Radio (NY), August 5, 2010
• Under New Bill, NYC’s Convicts Won’t Pad Upstate Districts, by Aaron Rutkoff, Wall Street Journal (blog), August 5, 2010
• I Think Not: Counting Correctly, by Will Doolittle (staff blog post), Post Star (Glens Falls, NY), August 4, 2010.
• Maryland Law Counts Prisoners According to Pre-Incarceration Residence, by Mike Rigby, Prison Legal News, August 2, 2011
• Prison Gerrymandering Still an Issue for the Eastern Shore, by Karen Hosler, WYPR (Baltimore, MD) July 20, 2010.
• Where’s home for an inmate? Answer may change soon, by Patricia Doxsey, The Daily Freeman (The Hudson Valley, NY), July 18, 2010
• Rome, Marcy face impact from proposed prisoner count change: Last address, not prison site, could become focus of legislative redistricting, by Dan Miner, The Observer Dispatch (Mohawk Valley, NY), July 1, 2010
• Do Rural Prisons Benefit Locals? by Ben Adler, Newsweek, July 1, 2010
• Inmate counting; It should be at their home addresses, Newsday editorial board, July 1, 2010
• A Chance for a Fairer Count, New York Times editorial, June 28, 2010
• Partial progress on justice reform, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate (W. Mass.) June 3, 2010
• Adams: Where should prisoners be counted?, by Pam Adams, The Journal Star (Peoria Illinois), May 2, 2010
• Fairer election districts ahead: Bill to remove inmates from redistricting formulas passed The Daily Times (Somerset County, MD) April 5, 2010
• Political Prisoners in the United States?, by Dr. Daniel E. Loeb, The Philadelphia Jewish Voice, April, 2010
• Reclaiming ‘one man, one vote’ The Baltimore Sun editorial, April 27, 2010
• Inmates to play new redistricting role, by Liam Farrell, The Capital, April 27, 2010
• Our View: Victory for Fairness, Delmarva Daily Times editorial, April 17, 2010
• Rights groups rejoice in Somerset election change, by Liz Holland, Delmarva Daily Times, April 16, 2010
• A Fairer Way to Count, New York Times editorial, April 15, 2010
• Md. to count prisoners in their home towns, by Carol Morello, Washington Post, April 15, 2010
• Prisoners can’t vote, but do count, by Alexandra Brell (op-ed) Daily Sundial (California State University, Northridge), April 15, 2010
• Does counting inmates in council districts skew representation? Policy group says yes, by Mark Bennett, The Tribune Star, April 14, 2010
• The Census and Democracy: Maryland Fixes a Major Error, by Erik Lotke, The Huffington Post, April 14, 2010
• The Case of Cranston’s Phantom Prison Constituents, by Te-Ping Chen, Change.org, April 14, 2010
• Jail and the Census: A Change That Counts, Easthampton’s Prison Policy Initiative scores a victory for fair political representation, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, April 8, 2010
• Census ‘snapshot’ shifts some residents, by R.G. Ratcliffe, Houston Chronicle, April 2, 2010
• Why the state should stop “prison gerrymandering,” by Betsy Yagla, New Haven Advocate, April 1, 2010
• Change where incarcerated people are counted, by Peter Wagner, Insights on Law & Society, March 31, 2010
• Do Prisoners Count? Census 2010 could super-enfranchise some, by Nathaniel Hoffman, Boise Weekly, March 31, 2010
• A Proper Count of Inmates, New York Times editorial, March 24, 2010.
• How the Census Counts Prisoners: Significant Political Stakes by Neal Peirce (column) Nation Cities Weekly (National League of Cities) March 15, 2010
• Prison-policy study shows how inmate counts yield redistricting clout by Casey Selix, Minnesota Post, March 9, 2010
• Legislation would stop ‘prison-based gerrymandering’, Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard editorial, Feb. 24, 2010
• Counting prisoners is an issue for us all, by Mary Sanchez, Kansas City Star, February 17, 2010
• Reformers Score a Census Victory by Skipping Prisoners?, by Matt Kelley, Change.org, February 11, 2010
• States get new leeway to tally prisoners in census, by Hope Yen, Associated Press, February 11, 2010
• Prisons, Redistricting and the Census, Editorial, New York Times, February 11, 2010
• Census engaged in ‘prison-based gerrymandering,’ report says, by Andrew Paley, Medill Reports Chicago, February 4, 2010
• When Numbers Lie: Prisoners of the Census in New York, by Michelle Chen, RaceWire: The Colorlines Blog, February, 2010
• Prisoner Count: Should U.S. Census tabulations include those incarcerated in the prison’s community? Voting rights activists are among those who don’t think so, [PDF] by Jessica Pupovac, Illinois Issues, February, 2010
• Why Some Prisoners Have Become Coveted Constituency , by Kathryn Wiley, Justice Fellowship, January 29, 2010
• On the Count: The Prison & Criminal Justice Report with Eddie Ellis on WBAI New York interviews New York Senator Schneiderman and Executive Director Peter Wagner about legislation pending in New York State to end prison-based gerrymandering. January 16, 2010 mp3 25:50
• Don’t count prisoners as constituents, Utica Observer-Dispatch Oneida County, NY) editorial, January 7, 2010
• Should prisoners count when drawing legislative districts?, by Jennifer Fusco, Utica Observer-Dispatch (Oneida County, NY), January 2, 2010
• Halos and Horns: The best of the year gone by by Valley Advocate, (Western Mass.), December 31, 2009
• Census: Where Should We Count Prison Inmates? Dodge County Wisconsin Supervisor Jim Leyman and Peter Wagner discuss prison-based gerrymandering with Celeste Headlee on The Take Away, December 31, 2009. Listen: mp3, 6:40
• TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton, WBAI New York. Hugh interviews Brenda Wright of Demos about the Census, mass incarceration and the lessons of Michael Cady. December 30, 2010 mp3 28:13
• What the census will get wrong by Mary Sanchez, Sacramento Bee and other McClatchy Newspapers, November 6, 2009
• Prisons and City Elections, by Joyce Russell, Iowa Public Radio, November 3, 2009. Listen: mp3
• The Prison Town Advantage Inmates who can’t vote nevertheless add to the power of the politicians who don’t represent them, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate (Western Mass.), October 8, 2009
• Prisons can inflate districts’ influence: A researcher says Oklahoma voters get unequal representation, by Michael Overall, Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) September 20, 2009
• Lock Up, U.S.A.: A startling statistical rap sheet on our prison system, datagraphic by Nigel Holmes, American History magazine, October 2009.
• Report: Census Prisoner Count Dilutes Urban Political Clout By Amaris Elliott-Engel, The Legal Intelligencer, June 26, 2009
• Before Census, a Debate Over Prisoners: Critics Say Current Method of Counting Inmates Distorts Rural, Urban Tallies, by Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, April 26, 2009
• Prison Communities: Representation is Not Created Equal: Bill would end gerrymandering in sparsely populated communities, by Brian Stimson, The Skanner (Portland, OR), March 18, 2009
• Urban Penalty: Do drug-free school zones unfairly target cities and people of color?, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate (Western Massachusetts) February 26, 2009
• Mass. sentencing laws not doing the job by St. John Barned-Smith, Bay State Banner (Boston, MA), February 19, 2009
• You’re Probably in a Drug-Free School Zone Right Now: For all the good it does, by Chris Faraone, Boston Phoenix February 11, 2009
• The Census: Phantom Constituents by Brent Staples, New York Times February 6, 2009
• Policy group calls RSU 13 apportionment unconstitutional, by Shlomit Auciello, Herald Gazette (Rockland, ME), January 15, 2009
• That’s Two for Me New York Times Editorial, November 12, 2008
• Census Bureau’s Counting of Prisoners Benefits Some Rural Voting Districts by Sam Roberts, New York Times, October 23, 2008
• New report shows harm caused by Massachusetts’ school zone law, [PDF] FAMMGram (Families Against Mandatory Minimums) Fall 2008, p. 9.
• Census bungles prison populations, by Nathaniel Hoffman, Boise Weekly, October 6, 2008.
• Drug free zones facing review, by Jo-Ann Moriarty, The Republican (Springfield, MA) July 26, 2008
• Fuzzy Math: Is the Census Bureau creating unfair politics in Wisconsin?, by Evan Solochek, Milwaukee Magazine March 2008. (Winner: Best Single Feature Story Under 30”, 2008 Excellence in Journalism, Milwaukee Press Club)
• Group says prisoners skew political clout: Some state officials call for redistricting, Erik Schelzig, Associated Press, February 21, 2008.
• A Battle Over Prisons New York Times Editorial, February 12, 2007
• Political Power of Prisons, by Will Doolittle, Glens Falls Post-Star (NY) November 8, 2007.
• Inmate count debate opens old wounds, by David Sommerstein, North Country Public Radio, October 30, 2007
• Inmates Have Political Pull in Some New York Counties, by Sam Roberts, New York Times, August 7, 2007
• Phantom Voters in New York, New York Times Editorial, July 23, 2007
• Using inmates for politics Prison census boosts political influence for some N.Y. counties, by Michael Hill, Associated Press, Press-Republican (Plattsburgh, NY) and in papers across upstate New York, July 17, 2007
• Unfinished business, The Post-Standard editorial (Syracuse, NY), May 20, 2007
• Choose prison or school by Press-Register (Mobile AL) editorial board, May 12, 2007
• Spitzer must lead drug law reform, by Gabriel Sayegh, Albany Times Union, April 26, 2007
• Hey, that’s my prisoner: Pols want the numbers, by Eileen Markey, City Limits, Feb 26, 2007.
• Prisoners of the Census Bureau: How and where the U.S. counts inmates has huge, and unsettling, consequences, by Marie Gottschalk, Los Angeles Times, February 21, 2007
• Reversing the Prison Trend, El Diario Editorial, February 15, 2007. Also in Spanish: Retrocediendo la tendencia en prisiones
• Census Boon? Some critics say districts with prisons are given too much aid, political clout, by Frank Green, Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA), January 22, 2007
• The Empire Stakes, 2012: N.Y. Redistricting Is Already a Hot Topic as Seat Loss Looms, by Josh Kurtz, Roll Call, January 18, 2007
• Ending the Prison Windfall New York Times Editorial, January 17, 2007
• Co czwarty więzień to Amerykanin (Every fourth prisoner is an American) by Jędrzej Bielec, Rzeczpospolita (Poland) January 17, 2007.
• Prisoner census creates problems for democracy, Corrections Professional, Nov 10, 2006
• Census counts prisoners as rural residents by Scott Henson, Grits for Breakfast October 22, 2006
• Fresh Insights for Albany, Gleaned Behind Bars, by Clyde Haberman, New York Times, October 20, 2006
• Census Bureau’s Own Study Says Bureau Should Stop Miscounting Prisoners, by Ben Greenberg, Hungry Blues, October 14, 2006
• Inmates lower crime count, by Sarah Burge, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), October 14, 2006
• Inmate population affects Senate district lines, by Will Doolittle, Post-Star (Glens Falls, NY), October 9, 2006
• A Vote for a Smarter Census New York Times Editorial, September 18, 2006
• Fair hearings for children, Boston Globe editorial, September 15, 2006
• Panel recommends change in how prisoners are counted in U.S. Census, by Sam Roberts, New York Times, September 15, 2006
• Counting Off Upstate: Just Say Moo, by Ezekiel Edwards, The Brooklyn Rail, September 2006
• We’re a long way from real democracy Bad laws and manipulation still keep many people, especially poor and minority, out of the voting booth, editorial by Cole Krawitz and Jay Toole, New York Newsday, August 25, 2006
• Prison-Based Gerrymandering New York Times Editorial, May 20, 2006
• Court Asks if Residency Follows Inmates Up the River by Sam Roberts, New York Times, May 13, 2006
• Phantom Constituents Behind Bars New York Times Editorial, May 2, 2006
• Counting Noses in Prison New York Times Editorial, April 18, 2006
• If a coalition of congressmen get their way, Vigo County and Congressional District 8 could be facing a serious population decrease, by Mark Bennett (column), Tribune Star (Terre Haute, IN), March 18, 2006
• Distorting political reality, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial, March 17, 2006
• Census inmate count gives some areas more political clout, by Greg Wright, Gannett News Service, March 10, 2006
• Serrano, Census are at odds on inmates, by Louise Radnofsky, The Bronx Beat, March 6, 2006
• Phantom voters distort the urban-rural political balance of power, by David Goldstein, Horsesass.org, March 1, 2006
• Harper’s Index, Harpers Magazine, March 2006
• Counting in New York, by Journal News Editorial, Journal News (Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam, NY), February 25, 2006
• Counting Convicts: Do it here or there?, Editorial in the Jackson City Patriot (Michigan), February 9, 2006
• Voting rights denied for convicted felons by Vidya Rao, Boston - Bay State Banner, February 2, 2006
• Inmate census: Hometowns, not prison locales should get to count felons Flint Journal editorial, February 2, 2006
• Phantom Voters, Thanks to the Census New York Times Editorial, December 27, 2005
• Senseless Census by Susan E. McGregor, The Amsterdam News, October 20, 2005
• Phantom Constituents in the Census New York Times Editorial, September 26, 2005
• Contract Lens: As states continue to outsource corrections services, they are struggling to find the right level of private-prison scrutiny, by Zach Patton, Governing Magazine, April 2005
• Who should count Auburn’s prisoners? By Amaris Elliott-Engel, The Citizen (Auburn, NY) Feb 28, 2005
• Prison inmates, Republican constituents by Andrew Cuomo, Albany Times Union, January 19, 2005.
• More clout (editorial) Great Falls Tribune (Montana), January 1, 2005
• Why Some Politicians Need Their Prisons to Stay Full Editorial Observer Column by Brent Staples, New York Times, December 27, 2004
• Census prison count boosts political clout of rural areas, by Kirsten Searer, Las Vegas Sun, December 16, 2004
• Study: Census count of inmates boosts rural Nevada clout by Brendan Riley, Associated Press (and appearing in newspapers across Nevada), December 16, 2004
• Jailhouse Blues New York Times Editorial, November 22, 2004
• Prisoners of the Census by Jordan Smith, Austin Chronicle, November 12, 2004
• Where prisoners ‘live’ is a question of power Counting prisoners as residents of rural counties robs cities of clout, money and services, some say, by Asher Price, Austin American-Statesman, November 8, 2004
• Head count: The Census counts prisoners as residents of the towns where they’re incarcerated. One crusading lawyer from Northampton thinks this little clerical matter is a big problem for American democracy, by Drake Bennett, Boston Globe, September 26, 2004
• Census shorts urban population Prisoner relocation skews census stats for large Ohio cities, by Adam Cook, The Lantern (Ohio State University), July 15, 2004.
• Report: Prisoner census causes cities to lose political clout to rural areas, by Greg Wright, Gannett News Service, Chillicothe Gazette (and in newspapers across the state), July 7, 2004
• Inmate count hurts urban counties Part of population recorded in rural areas, study says, by Aaron Powell Jr., Dayton Daily News, July 7, 2004
• Counting prisoners in Wisconsin by Youssef Sawan & Kristian Knutsen, The Wisconsinite, June 22, 2004
• Disenfranchising Felons Hurts Entire Communities [PDF] by Marc Mauer, Focus (Joint Center on Political and Economic Studies, Wash. D.C.) May/June 2004
• Prisoners: North Country Residents? by David Sommerstein, North Country Public Radio (New York), March 5, 2004 (transcript, Listen Real audio )
• Down for the (Re)count The Census counts prisoners in their cells, not their neighborhoods. Now a move is afoot to change their addresses. By Matthew Schuerman, City Limits, December 15, 2003.
• How the U.S prison system makes minority communities pay, by Zachary Dowdy, The New Crisis Magazine, July/August 2002
• Minority Prison Inmates Skew Local Populations as States Redistrict by Jonathan Tilove, Newhouse News Service, March 12, 2002