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Gaskin: Technology can transform post-prison futures

The corrections system is not known for innovation, but technology such as tablets could be a game changer if advocates stay engaged to ensure they are used appropriately to increase the success of returning citizens. ....

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Man incarcerated at Manatee County Jail dies while in custody after 'medical event'

The man had other health conditions, and he was being housed in the medical unit while detoxing from several narcotics and alcohol. ....

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The price of innocence | Proposed bill offers compensation to wrongfully imprisoned Kentuckians

In 2005 when Johnetta Carr was 16, her boyfriend was strangled to death outside of his Louisville apartment. ....

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Halifax group working to help people earn university degrees from prison - Halifax

The 'prison access to education' program, founded by El Jones, made Halifax's Mount Saint Vincent University the only degree-granting university for incarcerated people in Canada. ....

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The Sentencing Project urges DC Council to appoint formerly incarcerated man to Sentencing Commission

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Sentencing Project released a statement on Monday urging the DC Council to appoint a formerly incarcerated person as a member of D.C.’s Sentencing Commission. On Tuesday, the council will vote on the appointment of Joel Castón to the commission. In 2021, Castón became the first person elected to office […] ....

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