Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, in a New York Daily News op-ed, emphasized the need for public discussion on the full spectrum of rape and sexual assault, highlighting the importance of understanding that rape is rape regardless of the circumstances.
Local jails are a critical part of the federal deportation infrastructure, relying on voluntary cooperation with ICE, and states have responded differently to the Trump administration’s efforts to expand its use of these facilities.
The prison staffing crisis in the US has led to dangerous conditions for correctional officers, reduced rehabilitation efforts, and increased recidivism rates, and is expected to worsen unless significant reforms are implemented.
The majority of people who commit crimes will stop doing so as they age, and the U.S. imposes life sentences on a staggering scale, making it difficult to justify the costs of keeping people locked up for decades.
The BJS report provides some insight into maternal healthcare in US prisons, but it raises more questions than it answers, and PPI is calling for more detailed, consistent, and transparent data collection to improve maternal care and ensure the health and dignity of incarcerated pregnant people.
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