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A longstanding loophole in prison disciplinary policy allows for punishment regardless of guilt

  • Emma Davis

Incarcerated Mainers are pushing back against a longstanding loophole in the Department of Corrections disciplinary policy that allows staff to issue punishments before and regardless of a finding of guilt. “It flat out just denies incarcerated people their due process rights,” said Foster Bates, president of the Maine State Prison branch of the NAACP. Language […]

Wisconsin

Wisconsin prisons are struggling to improve mental health care 

  • Andrew Kennard

While consultants have recommended reforms to how Wisconsin addresses mental health in prison, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections reports obstacles in the way of many of the reforms, according to a document obtained by the Examiner. In Wisconsin’s adult prisons, nearly half of incarcerated people have a mental health diagnosis.  “We are seeing that more […]

Colorado

Colorado gave some prisoners earned time off their sentences. Then the state took it back.

  • Sara Wilson

After he received a community corrections placement in Larimer County, Billy Hailey found work for eight months as a CrossFit instructor at local gyms, building up a clientele of two dozen people. He began thinking about his life during his anticipated parole placement, set for June 2025. He had a job offer as a recovery […]