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 15 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 25 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 74 days ago | 3 comments
In Maine, remote jobs give prisoners a lifeline (bostonglobe.com)
Remote Work, Prison Reform, Maine
81 points by dvektor 100 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 192 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 193 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 259 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 325 days ago | 5 comments