Aging Inside the System with Dignity

According to the 2012 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report, “At America’s Expense: The Mass Incarceration of the Elderly,” seven years from now in 2030, there will be around 400,000 geriatric-age inmates within the criminal justice system. 

Deliberate Obsolescence:
Time for a Re-Think of the Useful Life of Prisons?

Jennifer Senior, who won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, recently
published an article entitled The Puzzling Gap Between How Old You Are and
How Old You Think You Are. 

Nashville-Davidson County Sheriff’s Office Receives Educational
Funding Boost

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Nashville-Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall announced in late May the sheriff’s office is receiving an education grant from
the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
valued at $800,000.

CDCR Revamps Visiting Schedules and Policies

SACRAMENTO—The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today, in line with the Legislature’s intent to expand in-person visitation, announced institutions statewide will move to three days of in-person weekend visiting on July 7, 2023.

New Executive Director Appointed for Utah DOC

SALT LAKE CITY—Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed Brian Redd as the new executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections. This appointment is subject to the approval of the Utah Senate.