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CRJ 202 | Corrections | Course Hub

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Jails and Detention Facilities

 

Rikers:  An American Jail

RSS The Marshall Project

  • Why Firing the Prison Guards Involved in Robert Brooks’ Death Is Neither Quick Nor Easy January 14, 2025
    Our investigation in 2023 exposed how New York’s discipline system failed to hold abusive guards to account.
  • Incarcerated Firefighters Do Risky, Low-Pay Work. Many Say It’s The Best Job Behind Bars. January 11, 2025
    More than 900 prison firefighters were responding to the crisis in Los Angeles — but their pay is low and the ethics of their choice are complicated.
  • ‘Was This Fair?’ People Behind Bars React to Trump’s Sentencing January 10, 2025
    The president-elect avoided punishment for his 34 felony convictions, highlighting how the legal system often treats the wealthy and powerful.

RSS Prison Policy Initiative

  • Sentences Imposed on Those Convicted of Felony Illegal Possession of a Firearm in Illinois
    The Prison Policy Initiative Research Library was updated with a link to Sentences Imposed on Those Convicted of Felony Illegal Possession of a Firearm in Illinois by Loyola University Chicago Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy, and Practice
  • Predicting and Preventing Gun Violence:
    The Prison Policy Initiative Research Library was updated with a link to Predicting and Preventing Gun Violence: An Experimental Evaluation of READI Chicago by Monica P. Bhatt et al
  • Immigration Detention As An Obstacle To Decarceration
    The Prison Policy Initiative Research Library was updated with a link to Immigration Detention As An Obstacle To Decarceration by Pedro Gerson

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