Two inmates have died in Elkton Federal Correctional Institution, with one testing positive for COVID-19. An inmate’s wife tells the Prospect what it’s like inside.
Incarceration
Posted inLaw and Justice
As COVID-19 Spreads, a County Jail in Ohio Is Ill-Prepared
The Morrow County jail already lacked adequate sanitary measures. ‘I’m scared to death that if he gets this he could die,’ says a family member of an ICE detainee at the facility.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Prison Telecom Giant Offers Aid to Prisoners—for a Price
The insidious games of the prison phone companies, masked by their generosity during the pandemic
Posted inLaw and Justice
The ACLU Wants Immigrants Out of ICE Detention Now
Amid a pandemic, the group’s lawsuits in federal courts around the country contend that keeping at-risk immigrants in ICE detention constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Florida’s Former Felons Fight Voter Suppression
In the March 17 primary, the coronavirus wasn’t the only obstacle they encountered—and overcame.
Posted inCoronavirus
The Risks—for Pregnant Women, ICE Detainees, and All of Us
An Ohio doctor on coronavirus and pregnancy, rural patients, and detention facilities
Posted inLaw and Justice
Immigrant Detention During COVID-19 Is a Worsening Nightmare
A Cameroonian woman’s story shows how COVID-19 is poised to devastate asylum seekers.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Progressives Take On District Attorney in L.A. County Election
Los Angeles is the latest city where criminal justice reformers are running against traditional law-and-order incumbents.
Posted inPolitics
Bloomberg: The ‘Democrat’ Who Treated Minorities as Inherently Criminal
If separating immigrant children from their parents at the border upsets you, Michael Bloomberg’s policies separated black and brown children from their parents all across New York.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Congressional Black Caucus Institute Takes CoreCivic Cash, Boosts Policies That Help Private Prisons
As it benefits from the corporate coffers of private prison giant CoreCivic, the institute advocates privatized reentry programs from which the company profits.
