prison reform

If the Ban on Bail is Successful, Other States Should Follow

Illinois eliminated cash bail as a part of the SAFE-T Act and enacted it on Sep. 18. Before it was enacted, it was challenged by law...

Illinois First State to Ban Cash Bail Entirely

In July 2023, Illinois was the first state to pass a bill that banned cash bail entirely. It took effect soon after on Sep. 18, leaving...

America's Prison Overcrowding Epidemic

The International Center of Prison Studies has found that the United States incarcerates more people than any other industrialized nation...

Prison Overcrowding in America

In the last quarter of the twentieth century, politicians and American citizens all seemed to agree that reform and treatment programs...

Twenty Years Later: Guantanamo Bay’s Legacy

Explaining the rife controversy surrounding the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, also known as Gitmo, is...

Incarceration and Mental Health

According to the Treatment Advocacy Center, 44 state prisons hold more mentally ill people than the largest remaining state psychiatric...

Education in Prison

Education is a top priority among the country’s population. It is commonly seen as a way to increase one’s social status and to help a...

Education in Prison

It is crucial that we invest more money and resources into providing adequate education programs for America's prisons, as doing so would...

Human Rights Issues in Prison

Compared to other Western prison systems, the United States’ system is perceived as“old-fashioned” and “barbaric.” It is time that the...

Human Rights Issues in Prison

There are ten basic principles for how prisoners should be treated, according to the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High...

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