HTJ Articles

Ohio Plans to Execute a Man It Knows Is Innocent—Why?
October 26, 2022
Former Prisoners who Believed They Could Legally Vote Land Back Behind Bars in Florida
October 26, 2022
New US Prisons Chief has Approach Similar to Norway
October 26, 2022
Five States ask Voters if They Want to Wipe Slavery from the Law Books
October 26, 2022
Explainer: What is Jail Mail?

While every facility’s rules are different, this article provides a good overview of what “jail mail” rules usually look like.

October 25, 2022
Guest Column: Want to End the Death Penalty? Start with Calls to your Local DA
October 25, 2022
New U.S. Prisons Chief Pledges Truth, Reform for Ailing System
October 25, 2022
Federal Prison FDC Miami Nurse Indicted On Contraband Charges
October 25, 2022
Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US states
October 24, 2022
U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York Announces Formation of New Conviction Integrity Committee
October 24, 2022
Compassionate Release Program Underused as Prison Populations Age: Study
October 24, 2022
Being Pregnant in Prison Is a Nightmare That Won’t Be Ended by One Bill Alone
October 24, 2022
State Corrections Dept. Wants to Return Three People on COVID-19 Release to Prison
October 21, 2022
Missouri Prisons Ban Mail, Packages in Attempt to Slow Contraband Intake, Drug Overdoses
October 21, 2022
Slavery Through Prison Labor Is on the Ballot for Voters in five US States
October 21, 2022
Explainer: Can I Get A Passport With A Felony?

If you have a felony conviction, you may have trouble getting a passport. And, even with a passport, you still might have trouble traveling.

October 20, 2022
17 Years in Prison for a Crime She Did Not Commit
October 20, 2022
Stefanik Supports Bill to Reform Federal Prison Camera Usage
October 20, 2022
ACLU Sues DA Spitzer for ‘Stonewalling’ on Release of Racial Bias Records
October 20, 2022
Florida Police Body-Cam Footage Shows Confused Ex-Felons Arrested for Voter Fraud in DeSantis Crackdown
October 20, 2022
New Data Tool Details Thousands of Corporations Profiting from U.S. Prison Industry: Report
October 20, 2022
Opinion: Wrongful Convictions Cost American Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a year. Wrongdoing Prosecutors Must be Held Accountable.
October 19, 2022
To Dismantle the Prison System, We Need Viral Justice
October 19, 2022
ACLU-NM: Assault Shows Need for Prison Oversight
October 19, 2022
Inmate Suicides Rose Sharply in U.S. Prisons, Jails During Pandemic
October 19, 2022
Has the BOP Just Had it’s ‘George Floyd’ Moment?
October 18, 2022
Hearing on Solitary Confinement Ballot Question Scheduled
October 18, 2022
ACLU Urges Lawmakers to Reform Prison Oversight
October 18, 2022
Explainer: The BOP FSA Time Credits Auto-Calculator

The BOP says that its FSA time credits auto-calculator is up and running. That’s news to everyone who uses it.

October 17, 2022
DOJ to investigate Bureau of Prisons after judge rips officials over inmate’s death
October 17, 2022
Bureau Of Prisons’ Failure To Communicate First Step Act
October 17, 2022
We talked to 100 people about their experiences in solitary confinement – this is what we learned
October 17, 2022
Costs of incarceration rise as inflation squeezes inmates, families
October 17, 2022
Mental health and the legal system: Hays County specialty court created
October 14, 2022
Inspector General Report Expresses Concern Over Bureau Of Prisons’ Handling Of Misconduct Investigations
October 14, 2022
Costs of incarceration rise as inflation squeezes inmates, families
October 14, 2022
Judge Holds Prison Officials in Contempt for Treatment of Terminally Ill Inmate
October 14, 2022
All Charges Dropped Against Syed After DNA proves Innocence
October 13, 2022
‘It’s Hard to get used to’: Ex-Felons Putting Incarceration Behind Them
October 13, 2022
Costs of Incarceration Rise as Inflation Squeezes Inmates, Families
October 13, 2022
‘Reform Around the Edges’: Changes to Policing Have Been Piecemeal, Not Comprehensive – Cronkite News
October 12, 2022
“What’s Prison For?”: Bill Keller’s Critique of US Mass Incarceration
October 12, 2022
Investigating “Secret” Prop. 57 Prison Credits: Are Most Felons Really “Earning” Early Release?
October 12, 2022
Three steps to Setting Federal Prisons on the Right Path
October 11, 2022
Judge Holds Federal Bureau of Prisons in Contempt for Allowing Man To Waste Away From Untreated Cancer
October 11, 2022
Kite Line: Updates On The Ongoing Alabama Prison Strike
October 11, 2022
Research Exposes Industrial Scale Abuse of UK Limited Liability Partnerships For Financial Crime
October 11, 2022
Alabama Prison Strike Exposed Deteriorating State System: Report
October 10, 2022
Additional Sexual Abuse Charges Filed Against FCI Dublin Correctional Officer John Russell Bellhouse
October 10, 2022
Senators Push New Oversight to Combat Federal Prison Crises
October 10, 2022
New York Seeks Former Cannabis Convicts to Run First Legal Weed Dispensaries
October 10, 2022
Facing Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice
October 7, 2022
Death of Federal Prisoner in Beaumont Under Investigation
October 7, 2022
Justice Department Awards a Total of Nearly $100 Million to Help Reduce Recidivism and Support Successful Reentry to Communities
October 7, 2022
Justice Department Statement on President’s Announcements Regarding Simple Possession of Marijuana
October 7, 2022
Have Long Prison Terms Made us Safer? We Need to Find Out
October 7, 2022
Biden Pardons all Federal Offenses of Simple Marijuana Possession in First Major Steps Toward Decriminalization
October 7, 2022
ACLU Calls Electronic Monitoring a ‘Failed Reform’
October 6, 2022
Hawai`i Is So Close to Ending the Incarceration of Young Girls
October 6, 2022
ACLU Calls on City to End Jail Health Contract
October 6, 2022
14th Alabama Prison Homicide of 2022 at Donaldson
October 6, 2022
Union Leader Tells Congress that Bureau of Prisons Faces ‘Staffing Crisis of Epic Proportions’
October 5, 2022
Sentencing Commission’s Back, And It Has Its Priorities
October 5, 2022
Kim Kardashian Prison Reform Podcast Series ‘The System’ Launches on Spotify
October 5, 2022
Gavin Newsom signs law to seal criminal records of hundreds of thousands of Californians
October 5, 2022
What BOP Officers Need to Meet the Mission
October 5, 2022
ACLU Recommends Eliminating Electronic Monitoring – ‘E-Carceration’ – in the Criminal Justice System
October 4, 2022
DOJ Can and Must Improve Data on Deaths in Custody
October 4, 2022
BOP Director’s Capitol Hill Debut is Fireworks-Free
October 4, 2022
If You Accept A Plea, Can You Change Your Mind Later?

If you accept a plea offer from the prosecution, there are situations where you can change your mind. But those situations are rare.

October 4, 2022
Someone Jumped from New York City’s Floating Jail, “The Boat.” It’s Past Time to Close It.
October 3, 2022