Washington will release hundreds of prisoners to protect them from ...

Washington state to free as many as 950 prisoners to limit ...

Some will be freed through the commutation process, while others will be released ... keep everyone in Washington's prisons safe.” Calls ...

Garland, Justice Dept. say prisoners can stay in home confinement

Justice Department ruling could allow thousands to stay out of prison, continue reintegrating into society.

State to release up to 950 inmates early to limit spread of coronavirus

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney publicly denounced the decision to release 950 inmates from Washington State prisons.

WA is spending millions to reduce solitary confinement. Where are ...

Legislation. In 2021, Washington's Department of Corrections announced it would no longer use solitary confinement for disciplinary purposes. It ...

NACDL - Return to Freedom Project

The District of Columbia Compassionate Release project is a coalition of advocates who have come together to assist District of Columbia prisoners who are ...

Behind bars and then a bill: Washington prisoner leads effort on ...

Washington's Department of Corrections has unveiled its strategies to reduce the use of isolation in its prisons, but it all relies on whether ...

State of Washington looks to former inmates for recidivism advice

Ty Reed, arrested for drug and theft crimes, works for Washington state's employment department.

The First Step Act: Ending Mass Incarceration in Federal Prisons

Expedited Release · 4,560 people have been released via compassionate release; · 7,239 people are serving the final portion of their sentence at ...

Prisoners' Rights - The Washington Lawyers' Committee

There is no such thing as a safe, just, or humane prison. · Denial of medical or medical healthcare; · Violence by correctional staff; · Failure to protect; ...

Hundreds rally to save Adirondack-area prison

Nearly a thousand correction officers, their families and supporters crowded a truck stop in this Washington County community Sunday to protest the planned ...

The climate crisis is pushing Washington's prisons to the brink

Many of Washington's 12 prisons have been pushed to the brink by public health crises and years of neglected maintenance. Climate change could send them over ...

Prisoners still routinely isolated in WA, despite efforts to cut solitary ...

In 2023, the Department of Corrections pledged to reduce solitary confinement by 90% in five years and told the Standard it has “reduced the use ...

Nicaragua Frees Hundreds of Political Prisoners to the United States

Ortega confirmed the prisoners' release — calling them agents of Washington — and said his government did not ask for anything in return.

Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Second Chance Month ...

Having a criminal record can make it hard to secure a steady job ... incarcerated persons in the period shortly before release from jail or prison ...

Second Chances | Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation

Our prison population is aging rapidly. Incarcerated elders are the most expensive to keep in prison and the least likely to reoffend. Compassionate release ...

George Washington and Prisoners of War - Mount Vernon

For the remainder of his life, he worked tirelessly to prevent another brutal war of vengeance. In the new nation's first treaties with foreign powers, ...

Two-Thirds of DC Felons Serve Prison Sentences Outside the Region

Nearly two of every three prisoners convicted of felonies in DC Superior Court are serving their sentences hundreds of miles from home.

BOP wardens blocked compassionate releases as COVID-19 spread

Higher-ups in Washington, D.C., reviewed 84 of the warden approvals and overturned all but 11. Time and again, the only way prisoners were able ...

Since you asked: How many people are released from each state's ...

HELP US END MASS INCARCERATION The Prison Policy Initiative uses research, advocacy, and organizing to dismantle mass incarceration. We've been ...

Washington state to release nearly 1,000 inmates in coronavirus ...

The offenders released have been convicted for non-violent or drug crimes. Their release was announced in an effort to stop the spread of ...