Discussion: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform, Police Reform, and Other Criminal Justice Issues

[Teelie]

Great use of the money. Just like so many other things we do, like the war on drugs, we could have actually used the money on something meaningful and actually useful.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Nearly a Thousand People Were Convicted of Stealing Over Decades. It Was a Computer Glitch.

The U.K. government has taken the rare step of proposing a law to overturn hundreds of convictions of people running post offices across Britain.

www.wsj.com

 

[blueharvest]

As California closes prisons, the cost of locking someone up hits new record at $132,860

California is closing prisons because it's incarcerating fewer people, but its corrections spending is as high as ever. Per inmate costs top $130,000.

calmatters.org

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes to Coca-Cola.

apnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes to Coca-Cola.

apnews.com

As long as they are getting paid, does it matter?

 

[blueharvest]

As long as they are getting paid, does it matter?

According to the article, I don’t think the prisoners are getting paid. Or they're being paid very little

 

[squeekness]

Yeah, that doesnt sound too good. Like slaves.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

NYC Council overrides Mayor Adams’ vetoes on How Many Stops, solitary ban

The veto overrides cap a fraught two months for the mayor and City Council Democrats, who have sparred publicly and frequently in a heated debate over the impact of both pieces of legislation.

www.nydailynews.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[blueharvest]

NYC tax dollars put to good use.

 

[blueharvest]

‘Unconscionable’ criminal justice bills could fuel soaring incarceration in Louisiana

Reform advocates condemn raft of measures expected to pass under new far-right governor

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

Kickb

‘Unconscionable’ criminal justice bills could fuel soaring incarceration in Louisiana

Reform advocates condemn raft of measures expected to pass under new far-right governor

www.theguardian.com

Kickbacks from private jails?

 

[Teelie]

That's only part of it. Right wingers love to see jails full of people whether they get a kickback or not. That's just a bonus.

 

[blueharvest]

That's only part of it. Right wingers love to see jails full of people whether they get a kickback or not. That's just a bonus.

Especially if the people in jail were going to vote Democrat.

 

[blueharvest]

3 Mississippi prisons violated Constitution with violence, poor conditions: DOJ

The Justice Department (DOJ) found three prisons in Mississippi violated the Constitution, citing violence, poor conditions and staffing shortages, per a new report. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division…

thehill.com

 

[squeekness]

3 Mississippi prisons violated Constitution with violence, poor conditions: DOJ

The Justice Department (DOJ) found three prisons in Mississippi violated the Constitution, citing violence, poor conditions and staffing shortages, per a new report. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division…

thehill.com

In a Red state? I'm not the least bit surprised.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Goodbye, you wacko!

 

[Teelie]

Better late than never I guess.

 

[blueharvest]

Good riddance. The removal of people like this needs to happen more often.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Prisoners in Texas and Florida face biggest risk of increasingly deadly heat

Almost 45% of detention facilities on US mainland suffered rise in hazardous heat days between 1982 and 2020, study says

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Prisoners in Texas and Florida face biggest risk of increasingly deadly heat

Almost 45% of detention facilities on US mainland suffered rise in hazardous heat days between 1982 and 2020, study says

www.theguardian.com

I'm sure the people in charge of those prisons will do absolutely nothing to help the prisoners out in any way whatsoever.

 

[blueharvest]

DeSantis signs bills expanding prison sentences for undocumented migrants

Measures target people convicted of driving without a license – which undocumented people can’t obtain – or committing felonies

www.theguardian.com