Friend of Adopt an Inmate Ryan Forbes has a new podcast, The Shakedown, and it's great! From Law and Order reruns to cold case podcasts, criminal justice has a very well known image in the media. However, is this image accurate? Ryan Forbes spent six years in prison...
From the Texas Center for Justice & Equality: A new report, Reversing the War on Drugs in Texas, authored by Policy Analyst Sarah Reyes and Director of Policy and Advocacy Alycia Castillo, shares research on who’s actually using drugs in Texas, the harmful...
Many of you are familiar with Martin Lockett, who has written many blog posts for us over the years. Today, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2022, is the perfect day to let you know that since his release in June of 2021, Martin has republished his book - formerly Palpable...
The deadline to file 2020 taxes is May 17th, just over two weeks away. Monitor this page for updates - download blank and sample forms and instructions. See the FAQ and Resources at the top. Use the IRS online Get My Payment tool to check the status of...
We've heard a few stories about how prisons use Covid as an excuse to enhance punishment of their charges. We received this letter from the mother of a person incarcerated at Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Washington Department of Corrections. We have reported...
An update from our friend in WSRU in WA DOC - read his post Preparing for Quarantine that he wrote just before being moved. Today he was moved back to general population. I'm doing great physically. I developed a sore throat (which became a slight cough) and rolling...
Prisoners are eligible for stimulus checks. See bottom of post for link to Facebook livestream event How to Get Stimulus Money for Incarcerated Citizens on Friday, October 9th - an in-depth presentation on how to apply for funds correctly. Many of you have heard news...
Announcement from Jpay: Dear JPay Customer, As of today, April 7, 2020, you will only be able to purchase JPay Stamp packages for the state where your incarcerated loved one is located. If you communicate with incarcerated individuals located in multiple states, then...
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and many state DOC's have restricted facility access to all non-essential personnel to reduce the chance of staff or incarcerated individuals contracting the virus. This unfortunately includes in-person visits from family and...
In a bold move on May 22, 2019, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee expanded an earlier executive order imposing provisions on state agencies, which immigration advocates argued didn't go far enough. The added provisions make it illegal under state law to comply with...