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ACLU NE prison progress on restrictive housing not enough / Public News Service

The latest report on the Nebraska Correctional System shows a decrease in the use of restrictive housing. The Office of Inspector General of Correctional Services has tracked the data and other prison practices since it was created in 2015 to oversee the state s correctional system. The use of restricting a prisoner s contact with others peaked at 423 in 2018 and has dropped most years since then, to 216 people in August. . ....

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Firsthand experience informs MS Rethinking Reentry conference / Public News Service

In Mississippi, people face many barriers to restarting their lives after prison. Today s Rethinking Reentry Conference focuses on helping them succeed. Those who have organized the conference know firsthand how hard it can be to start over with a prison record. . ....

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WV prison food Rotten or poor quality lawsuits lack of oversight / Public News Service

West Virginia s contracts with Aramark Correctional Services have come under scrutiny after a lawsuit brought by incarcerated residents, alleging they were regularly served spoiled milk and undercooked or rotten meat. Teri Castle, former criminal legal reform fellow at the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, alleged Aramark profits by cutting corners, and then makes more money when people are forced to buy extra food from the prison commissary, run by an out-of-state company, which in turn is owned by Aramark. Castle pointed out when incarcerated people buy commissary items, the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation also rakes in cash. . ....

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No License to Drive: Why So Many Ohioans Are Barred From Driving

Hundreds of thousands of Ohio drivers are suspended, mostly for unpaid fines. ....

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No License to Drive: Why so many Ohioans are barred from driving

A Marshall Project - Cleveland and WEWS News 5 investigation found that the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) issued nearly 200,000 new license suspensions in 2022 for debt-related reasons. ....

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