Topic
Prison Reform
507 published works
The Justice Gap
Probation officers vote on industrial action as thousands of prisoners are released early
Probation officers are voting on industrial action having rejected a 5% pay offer as they have been asked to take on responsibility for ‘tens of thousands of prisoners’ sent into…
The Justice Gap
Hundreds of prisoners released early under new rules
Just 24 hours after new release rules came into effect, hundreds of prisoners have begun leaving jails across England and Wales earlier than previously expected, amid concerns about accommodation and…
California Appellate Report
S.D. v. Reese (9th Cir. – Sept. 17, 2026)
By Shaun Martin
The question is what to do with transgender women in prison: should they be housed separately, in the men's prison, or in the women's prison. The district court held that…
The Justice Gap
Concerns for IPP prisoner returned to prison from psychiatric hospital in 14th transfer
By Jon Robins
A father who has spent 14 years in prison for stealing a mobile phone has been transferred from a secure forensic psychiatric hospital back into prison despite concerns about deteriorating…
The State of Justice Blog
New motion in DOJ case documents 7 years of complacency and denial following state leaders’ promises to address human rights crisis in Alabama prisons
By Eddie Burkhalter and Carla Crowder Seven years after the United States Department of Justice first documented unconstitutional levels of violence, sexual assault, and excessive force by guards fueled by…
A Lawyer Writes
Killers denied early release
Hundreds more prisoners will be excluded from planned early-release schemes, the prime minister announced yesterday. The changes will now apply to those convicted in England and Wales ofall forms of…
India Legal
When Punishment Meets Compassion
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg At its heart, the Supreme Court’s judgment in NALSA vs Union of India asks a profoundly human question: what purpose is served by keeping a…
Legal Bites
Leave to Convicts During Pending Appeals: Madras High Court Balances Liberty and Prison Discipline
The Madras High Court’s decision in Sheefa Rani v. Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu & Ors., W.P.Crl. Nos. 722 of 2025, dated 19 June 2026, is a significant intervention in prison…
The State of Justice Blog
National Advocacy Group FAMM Offering Content on Alabama Prison Tablets
By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher In the coming weeks incarcerated people in Alabama will be able to access valuable information on their electronic tablets from a national nonprofit that advocates…
Verfassungsblog
Security Sells
By Lukas Graute
There is one place that Latin America’s right-wing politicians are now particularly keen to visit: the 23-hectare maximum-security Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT; Terrorism Confinement Center) prison. Inaugurated in…