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Too Many Lockdowns: It’s Time to Push Back
“Being thrown out in the middle of the ocean on a raft that’s deflating. And underneath you is a school of sharks just waiting for you to float down to the bottom.” — Brian Rowe, formerly incarcerated, describing how it feels to be on prison lockdown Incarcerated people are confined to their cells during a…
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State Legislative Leaders Pass Last-Minute Prison Oversight Package
June 13, 2025 Amid one of the most chaotic years for New York’s prison system in recent memory, the state legislature passed a limited omnibus prison reform bill Thursday night, hours before one of its chambers closed out its lawmaking for the year. The bill is the legislature’s response to the state prison agency’s mounting scandals.…
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Supreme Court Takes Up More Cases on Compassionate Release
The US Supreme Court agreed to consider what factors a judge can look at when reducing a prisoner’s sentence under compassionate release. The justices Friday granted two cases asking whether the US Sentencing Commission has the authority to direct judges to look at changes in law when considering release. Read More
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Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
January 17, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh. The recent round of clemency gives Biden the…
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Enterprise man one of 1,500 granted clemency by President Biden, hopes to make most of second chance
January 14, 2025 ENTERPRISE, Ala (WDHN) — An Enterprise man is trying to make the most of his recent second chance at freedom and life after President Joe Biden granted him clemency. “It was a breath of fresh air because I’ve been working hard. My outdate was 2031,” said Brian Rowe. Rowe was convicted on…
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