This webinar presents research and professional perspectives on the use of technology in prison education programs. The discussion covers how programs can be intentional and thoughtful in their use of technology, how corrections departments can navigate technology vetting and protocols, and how programs can adjust to unexpected circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research Note
The Trump administration is leveraging a wide range of strategies to carry out its mass deportation agenda. Among those facing deportation within the United States immigration court system, more people are receiving a case outcome requiring them to leave the country under the current administration than under the Biden administration. While this in ...
Seventeen people have died in county jails so far this year.
How are people dying?It typically takes months for Los Angeles County to publicly issue causes of death for people who have died in LA County jails. And even once autopsy reports are finalized, they don’t tell the whole story. When the coroner rules that a death is the result of “natural causes,” jail conditions can still be to blame. Researchers h ...
After sweeping grant cancellations, justice organizations have scaled back or shut down, disrupting proven programs and leaving lasting damage.
One year ago, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) abruptly terminated roughly $500 million in federal grants to more than 200 organizations and state and tribal governments working on safety and justice issues, devastating the criminal justice field and harming countless vital programs across the country. After a year of delays, uncertain ...