r/prisons Nov 25 '24

Analysis suggests threat of punishment less effective at deterring crime. A look at multiple studies showed little change when punishment is the threat.

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r/prisons Sep 02 '24

Locking up young people might make you feel safer but it doesn’t work, now or in the long term

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8 Upvotes

r/prisons 21m ago

Judge upholds $6.6M verdict over LAPD detention of Los Angeles veteran. A federal judge largely upheld a $6.6 million jury verdict against Los Angeles and two LAPD officers after a veteran was detained following a VA crisis hotline call

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r/prisons 27m ago

Oklahoma - Police officer and wife who taunted people to 'talk s—' about their traveling life were actually bilking man out of his savings

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r/prisons 6h ago

In the Name of Security

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2 Upvotes

Invasive, Humiliating and Routine: An investigation into the everyday violence of prison strip searches which incarcerated women say are a tool of abuse.


r/prisons 11h ago

America’s Carceral System Locks Up Lots of Creativity

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3 Upvotes

r/prisons 5h ago

Wisconsin’s prison population hits a record high | There were 23,854 people in the state's adult institutions as of Friday, according to Wisconsin DOC data

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1 Upvotes

r/prisons 6h ago

Virginia medical examiner changes prison deaths data policy

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1 Upvotes

r/prisons 10h ago

Inevitable yet ignored: Prison policies disregard the realities of menopause behind bars

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2 Upvotes

r/prisons 18h ago

No drugs found, no statement finished, no ID parade—yet facing life charges in Mauritius. How "Provisional Charges" trap foreign nationals.

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r/prisons 1d ago

The Wife Who Became a Pilot to Free Her Husband

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r/prisons 1d ago

UK - ‘I’ve been waiting for this for 20 years’: Father jailed for two decades for stealing mobile phone finally going home. IPP prisoner Leroy Douglas, whose incarceration has been found to be unlawful and arbitrary by the UN, has finally been granted parole

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r/prisons 1d ago

Recent lawsuits highlight allegations of neglect at Colorado prisons operated by CoreCivic

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2 Upvotes

r/prisons 1d ago

Wisconsin prisons hit record population as crowding strains staffing and programs

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2 Upvotes

r/prisons 1d ago

Why Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment Should Start Earlier, Last Longer for Incarcerated Persons

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2 Upvotes

r/prisons 1d ago

Lane Siebert’s personal experiences with addiction and the criminal justice system have shaped her interest in social work – but far beyond the personal level

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2 Upvotes

r/prisons 1d ago

HDC scheme needs to be brought back — the UK prison system needs urgent reform

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r/prisons 1d ago

Florence satellite camp question

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What workout equipment does fcc Florence satellite have


r/prisons 1d ago

Chicago - How the Dr. Dennis Deer Community Justice Center offers path beyond incarceration

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1 Upvotes

r/prisons 1d ago

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 339: Transforming Justice through the Power of Storytelling

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1 Upvotes

r/prisons 1d ago

FCC Florence camp question

1 Upvotes

Do they have weight sets? what is the workout equipment like


r/prisons 1d ago

Restore Meaningful Family Visitation at North Central Correctional Institution NCCI Gardne

1 Upvotes

r/prisons 2d ago

Immigration enforcement is supplying a long-standing economic market for prisoners

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3 Upvotes

r/prisons 2d ago

"I don't think anyone in the United States has time for that!"

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Deonta David and Dmante Anderson are serving decades in Georgia prisons for crimes they didn't commit—and the corruption that put them there is staggering.
Deonta got life plus 85 years after being convicted by an 11-member jury (a structural defect requiring reversal under Georgia law). His judge, Stacey Hydrick, dismissed the court reporter before a hearing, denied him the right to Islamic prayer, and had posted online that there are "no innocent civilians in Gaza." The prosecution withheld a witness's felony record and introduced evidence without proper chain of custody. Deonta is now targeted for violence in prison because he's Muslim—in a system the DOJ found deliberately indifferent to such attacks.
Dmante was sentenced to 70 years after his ex-wife—the alleged victim—publicly stated she accidentally shot herself. The prosecutor intentionally provoked a mistrial, placed a biased witness on the stand, and assigned him an NAACP president as defense counsel who withdrew immediately after conviction.
I'm asking the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to review and grant relief to both men, and for investigations into the prosecutors and judges involved. These aren't isolated cases—they're a pattern. If this can happen to them, it can happen to any of us. What would you want someone to do if this was your family? If this matters to you, consider signing and sharing the petition.


r/prisons 2d ago

Back to School, Still Together: How Incarcerated Parents Can Stay Connected to Their Children

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