Another week with another notable set of prison headline and stories
A number of notable and mostly disheartening press pieces aabout prison realities caught my eye this week, and here is a round up:
From the AP, “The US government is closing a women’s prison and other facilities after years of abuse and decay“
From the AP, “Justice Department announces sweeping reforms to curb suicides in federal prisons and jails“
From Cleveland.com, “‘Wreaking havoc’: Cleveland gang emulated Mafia, killed man and ran drug-ring, feds say“
From The Guardian, “Inmates burn themselves in protest at ‘inhumane’ Virginia prison conditions“
From Honolulu Civil Beat, “The Mental Health Crisis In Hawaii’s Prisons: ‘The Suicides Keep Coming’“
From the Marshall Project, “After Jail Deaths and No Justice, This Kentucky Lawyer Tried to Make a Difference“
From Stateline, “State prisons turn to extended lockdowns amid staffing shortages, overcrowding“