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Eric Adams is targeting homeless New Yorkers. He sent NYPD into the subways to forcibly remove them and toss them back onto the street. Now he’s destroying the encampments they sleep in on the streets. All while cutting $615 million from the homeless services budget The Hill

Hyperallergic reporter Elaine Velie on the banning of Dr. Heather Ann Thompson's text on the Attica uprising in NY prisons & the twisted world of jail book bans, with PEN America's James Tager hyperallergic.com/722127/author-…

Samuel Sinyangwe Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Imagine what kind of safety we could build with $10.4B devoted to community health worker systems and wraparound housing and mental health services… but I suppose guns and blue uniforms sell better in the box-office politics that determine Adams’ priorities.

Missouri becomes the latest state to ban physical mail, including photos and handwritten letters, in prisons. It's only the private companies that photocopy and digitize mail that stand to benefit. ksmu.org/2022-05-23/mis… Shahla Farzan

In Texas prisons that lack air conditioning, summer temperatures can routinely exceed 100°. These suffocating conditions are so brutal, they've been called a violation of human rights. As the climate crisis worsens, so too will this humanitarian crisis: vera.org/news/prison-is…

There seemed to be real change on the horizon last spring when the Texas House passed a bill that would expand air conditioning in prisons. But the bill died in the Senate and with other attempts railroaded, volunteers are stepping in to take action. tpcadvocates.org/prison-conditi…

This issue isn't unique to Texas. States across the U.S, including California, Florida, and Louisiana, lack universal air conditioning in prisons. With the impacts of climate change already keenly felt by incarcerated people, policymakers must act now: vera.org/news/prison-is…

For over two decades, Derrick Sprouse's driver's license has been suspended simply because he cannot afford to pay off his fines and fees. Like Derrick, the daily lives of nearly 11 million people in the U.S. are impacted by these suspensions: vera.org/news/drivers-l…

Driver’s license suspensions for unpaid debt are counterproductive and only serve to punish poverty, writes the Vera Institute of Justice. Read more: vera.org/news/drivers-l…

.Chesa Boudin's recall shows why we can't reform our criminal legal system in a vacuum. We need to invest in community services—which are proven to make our communities safer. @sammccann and @nickturner718 explain: vera.org/news/chesa-bou…

There’s not a single state in the United States where you can afford rent on minimum wage. Read that again.

Nationally, an estimated 11 million people have a suspended driver’s license simply because they cannot afford to pay off traffic fines, court fees, and the like. I wrote about the nonsensical, counterproductive laws that criminalize people who can't pay.

Hawai`i made headlines over the summer for bringing its population of girls in long-term juvenile detention to zero. This milestone was the result of long-term efforts to divert girls into community-based programs, but the work isn't over: vera.org/news/hawai-i-i…

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“They go above and beyond to make things a little bit more uncomfortable for us.” A new policy in New York state prisons restricts the number of packages that incarcerated people can receive directly from family and friends to JUST TWO a year. vera.org/news/why-is-ne…

Robert Vargas @robvargas21 on what crime data actually tells us: "It tells you how police behave as an organization." npr.org/2022/11/08/113…

The criminal legal system creates unjust barriers, like restrictions on mail and visitation, that make it harder for incarcerated people to stay connected to loved ones—even though these connections are key to helping them succeed when they return home. ow.ly/2ojA50M7K34

Eric Adams's new mental health "plan" misses the mark—and dangerously so—by asking police to respond to matters they simply are not equipped to handle. vera.org/news/new-york-…

People often use "jail" and "prison" as synonyms, but there is a difference between the two. ⬇️ Here's what these terms mean:

"And that's what education is in prison. It's an opportunity at a new life.” College in prison changes lives—leading to increased employment opportunities and lower recidivism. youtube.com/watch?v=RBE--9… #WatchNow