Prison Policy Initiative: Report, Reforms Without Results, Lays Out Case for Including People Convicted of Violence in Criminal Justice Reforms
April 08, 2020
April 08, 2020
NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts, April 8 -- The Prison Policy Initiative issued the following news release:
As the threat of a COVID-19 disaster in U.S. prisons looms, people serving time for violent crimes may be most at risk, as states like California and Georgia exclude them from opportunities for rapid release. "Violent offenders" -- even those who are old and frail -- are being categorically denied protection in a pandemic.
Letting people convicted of violence . . .
As the threat of a COVID-19 disaster in U.S. prisons looms, people serving time for violent crimes may be most at risk, as states like California and Georgia exclude them from opportunities for rapid release. "Violent offenders" -- even those who are old and frail -- are being categorically denied protection in a pandemic.
Letting people convicted of violence . . .