Hacker News with Generative AI: Prison Reform

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 33 days ago | 3 comments

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

Remote Work, Prison Reform, Maine

81 points by dvektor 59 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 150 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 152 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 218 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 284 days ago | 5 comments