Hacker News with Generative AI: Prison Reform

Furious at FCC, Arkansas jail cancels inmate phone calls rather than lower rates (arstechnica.com)
Sheriff John Montgomery of Baxter County, Arkansas, isn't going to take it anymore—if by "it" you mean "having to offer lower phone call rates to incarcerated inmates."

Prison Reform, Government Regulation, Technology, Arkansas

11 points by pseudolus 14 days ago | 1 comments

Pa. will expand its innovative 'Little Scandinavia' unit to 3 more state prisons (inquirer.com)
A pilot initiative in Chester’s state prison modeled after the jail system in Scandinavian countries will be expanded to three other state prisons, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced last week.

Corrections, Prison Reform, Scandinavia, Pennsylvania

11 points by pilingual 24 days ago | 1 comments

How I Got Here (pthorpe92.dev)
My name is Preston Thorpe, I’m 31 years old and I’ve spent just under 10 years of my life in Prison (all for non-violent drug crimes.)

Personal Stories, Prison Reform, Criminal Justice

34 points by jrhey 73 days ago | 3 comments

In Maine, remote jobs give prisoners a lifeline (bostonglobe.com)

Remote Work, Prison Reform, Maine

81 points by dvektor 99 days ago | 97 comments

'Places to heal, not to harm': brutal prison design kills off hope (theguardian.com)
From razor-wire fences and crumbling cells to no windows and overcrowding, conditions in most jails mean rehabilitation is a nonstarter. Here’s how we can create better spaces for prisoners

Prison Reform, Rehabilitation, Architecture, Social Justice

14 points by YeGoblynQueenne 191 days ago | 0 comments

Teenager jailed for 18 months still in prison 18 years later (independent.co.uk)
A desperate mother has spoken of her anguish after her teenage son was jailed for 18 months but is still trapped in prison 18 years later under a cruel indefinite jail term.

Justice System, Prison Reform, Human Rights

111 points by Brajeshwar 192 days ago | 153 comments

FCC closes "final loopholes" that keep prison phone prices exorbitantly high (arstechnica.com)

Telecommunications, Law, Prison Reform

59 points by rbanffy 258 days ago | 22 comments

My Mother's Letters Should Belong to Me – Not a Company That Works with Prisons (truthout.org)

Privacy, Journalism, Prison Reform

10 points by wahnfrieden 324 days ago | 5 comments