Fact-checking Over 12,000 of Donald Trump’s Statements About ...
Oct 21, 2024 · For Donald Trump, immigrants bring crime. “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” he said during his 2015 campaign announcement. “They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us.
A Boy Among Men - The Marshall Project
Feb 25, 2015 · John didn’t take these letters seriously; he threw many of them away. He settled into GED classes and shifts serving breakfast and lunch. From the prison library he pulled volumes ranging from the poems of Langston Hughes (“They’re so simple, but they explain so much”) to thriller paperbacks by Dean Koontz and James Patterson.
Los Angeles Fires: Why California Prisoners Battle Flames Despite …
Jan 11, 2025 · Of course, there are ways to staff hand crews without recruiting prison labor, but few would be as cheap in a state that has faced profound budget deficits in recent years. According to CDCR’s website, incarcerated fire crew members make between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, and earn an additional $1 per hour when responding to …
Efforts to Ease Federal Prison Overcrowding Are Ending | The …
Jan 6, 2024 · Federal Prisons Are Over Capacity — Yet Efforts to Ease Overcrowding Are Ending The Bureau of Prisons’ system is in trouble and needs serious upgrades on several fronts.
Data Reveals Prison Crisis: More Prisoners, Fewer Correctional …
Jan 10, 2024 · Meanwhile, state prison populations are rising.The number of people behind bars steadily declined starting in 2013 and then drastically dropped during the pandemic, when states released people to ease dangerous COVID-19 conditions, and court systems slowed.But by 2022, the number of people held in state prisons started to bounce back to over 1 million people.
Kamala Harris’ Complex Record as Prosecutor: What to Know | The ...
Jul 27, 2024 · What These Decisions Tell Us About Kamala Harris’ Approach to Criminal Justice From the death penalty to school truancy and diversion programs, here are some key steps Harris took as a district attorney and attorney general.
I Got A Life Sentence At 17. Then I Was Raped In Prison.
Nov 1, 2018 · A gainst all odds, I gave birth to a healthy baby boy. He completely changed my life. Even though my son was conceived in the most traumatic possible way, his birth was my saving grace. Suddenly, I had a little human to care for, and I became consumed with ensuring that he had the best possible life.
The True, Massive Cost of Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans
Oct 26, 2024 · Some law enforcement leaders have already declared that they will not participate in mass deportation efforts. Even officials who have raised concerns about the challenges created by large influxes of migrants are not necessarily interested in mass deportation.
The Problem With Labeling Trump a ‘Felon’ - The Marshall Project
Jul 25, 2024 · Since Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies, gleeful headlines have sprouted across the media, with a new descriptor for the former president: “felon.”. The New York Times editorial board condemned him under the pithy banner: “Donald Trump, Felon.”. The Washington Post ran an analysis by senior political reporter Aaron Blake headlined: “Trump is a felon.
5 Things to Know About Kamala Harris’ Criminal Justice Record
Jul 21, 2024 · According to Jamilah King, writing for Mother Jones in 2018, “Harris has long tried to bridge the tricky divide between social progressivism and the work required as a prosecutor — sometimes more successfully than others.” One characteristic example: As San Francisco district attorney, Harris vowed not to seek the death penalty, but as …