Lots of notable new items from the Prison Policy Initiative

I am behind on flagging notable new entries posted over at the Prison Policy Initiative in part because PPI has posted three new items in just the past week.  Here they are:

How journalists can push back on prison and jail “gag rules”

Broad policies prohibiting prison and jail staff from talking to reporters are common but likely unconstitutional. Here’s how reporters can push back against these policies.

The 2024 reporting on incarceration that newsrooms should emulate in 2025

We highlight some of the year’s best reporting on incarceration, and offer tips for journalists interested in pursuing similar stories in their states.

Why jails and prisons can’t recruit their way out of the understaffing crisis

Jails and prisons across the country have record-high vacancies, creating bad working conditions for corrections staff and nightmarish living conditions for incarcerated people. Why haven’t pay raises, benefits, and new facilities turned recruitment around, and what does that tell us about the state of mass incarceration?