Fearing Coronavirus Inside Prison: “They’re Like, ‘Nothing’s Wrong.’ Then Why Do You Guys Have Masks On?”
Man in prison As the coronavirus spreads in every state, one of the most dangerous places to be is in prisons. Incarcerated people know it. They’re aware that when an infectious disease gets inside, it gets around fast, and resulting medical care often leaves much to be desired. Prisons around the country are now on…
New York State Has Prisoners Making Hand Sanitizer. It’s Unclear If Prisoners Can Use It.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveils a new hand sanitizer that New York will distribute to schools and government agencies.Screenshot of livestream Hand sanitizer is out of stock at many stores and fetching absurdly high prices on Amazon. So New York will make its own: Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that as part of a response to…
Correctional Facilities Are the Perfect Incubators for the Coronavirus
Peter Macdiarmid/AP The numbers of infections and deaths from the novel coronavirus keep climbing. As of Friday, more than 100,000 people had been infected worldwide—including 250 cases in the United States. California, Washington state, Florida, and Maryland have all declared states of emergency. Local governments and businesses are cancelling travel plans and some schools and colleges…
Rod Blagojevich—Not Alice Johnson—Is the True Face of Trump’s Criminal Justice Policies
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves to his friends after giving a press conference at his Chicago home.Mark Welsh/Daily Herald/AP In a Fox News interview this week, White House spokesperson Hogan Gidley pushed back on criticism over President Donald Trump’s decision to grant clemency of Rod Blagojevich, the corrupt Illinois governor-turned-Celebrity Apprentice star. “The president is…
Mike “Stop and Frisk” Bloomberg Just Launched His Criminal Justice Plan
Michael Bloomberg talks to supporters on February 4 in Detroit. Carlos Osorio/AP Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg released his plan today to tackle racial bias in the criminal justice system and lower the prison population. “Our criminal justice system is broken and unjust,” Bloomberg said in a statement summarizing his proposals. “As president I’ll…
Trump Just Bragged About Criminal Justice Reform. Look Closer at How His Administration Is Undoing It.
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on on Tuesday, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi watch. Patrick Semansky/AP During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump praised himself for his work on criminal justice reform. “Our roaring economy has…