Bills proposed in Alabama to curb fentanyl and heroin addiction Addiction | Assembly Bill | Prisons Two bills, namely House Bill 203 and Senate Bill 155, have been proposed in Alabama to increase prison sentences for… March 7, 2017 Read more
Gift of freedom: Spending the holidays behind bars Criminal Justice | Incarceration | Law Enforcement | Prisons Being away from friends and family during the holidays can be difficult. This is even truer for the 2.4 million… December 22, 2015 Read more
Kate Middleton visits rehab program in women’s prison Addiction | Mental Health | Prisons | Substance Abuse The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) reports that approximately 85 percent of incarcerated individuals in the United… October 1, 2015 Read more
New measures to reduce drugs smuggled into California prisons Addiction | Drug Trafficking | Drugs | Prisons The rate of drug overdose in California state prisons is nearly three times the national rate. In an attempt to… August 12, 2015 Read more