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The American Prison Writing Archive is moving to the Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University.
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Read More »American Prison Writing Archive moving ‘striking stories of human resilience’ to Hopkins
4 plead guilty in Maryland prison smuggling scheme
A former prison guard, two inmates and a so-called “facilitator” are the latest defendants to plead guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy at a Maryland prison.
Read More »As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick?
Prisons were forced to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there’s little evidence to suggest enough changes have been made to handle future waves of infection.
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Read More »Is diploma privilege a fad?
Welcome to Monday, the eighth anniversary of the slaying of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Diploma privilege has short shelf life. ...
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Read More »Study finds low recidivism, potential savings to releasing older prisoners
Though Maryland’s prison population is down and legislative changes have reduced sentences for a number of nonviolent offenses, the reform discussion has not addressed a significant portion of the prison population: violent offenders who have served decades of their life ...
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Read More »For criminal sentencing, data-driven policy in action
What happens when a state agency decides to use a data-driven approach utilizing information from multiple sources to address a policy question?
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Read More »Federal prisons close book on controversial purchasing policy
Federal prison officials abruptly reversed a controversial policy Thursday that had made it harder and more expensive for thousands of inmates to receive books by banning direct delivery through the mail from publishers, bookstores and book clubs.
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Read More »Senate, House pass bills requiring prison pregnancy policies
Legislation to require state and local prisons to have written policies regarding pregnant inmates' medical care has passed the Senate and House of Delegates and appears headed to Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk pending additional, procedural votes.
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Read More »Prison officials oppose limits on restrictive housing
ANNAPOLIS — Representatives from Maryland’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services hope to reduce reliance on restrictive housing in prison facilities but voiced opposition Tuesday to a bill in the General Assembly that would severely limit its use. Inmates ...
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Read More »Judge dismisses part of wrongful death suit stemming from prison heart attack
A federal judge has dismissed an Eighth Amendment complaint brought against employees of a Western Maryland prison accused of failing to provide adequate accommodations for an inmate’s medical issues which allegedly led to his fatal heart attack. U.S. District Judge ...
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