Sonya Staples was attempting to visit her husband at Deep Meadow Correctional Center in State Farm, VA – something she had done many times before. This is what happened to her. ...
In response to a letter we sent to Congressman DeFazio in Oregon, we received the following: Dear Ms. Brown: Thank you for contacting me about mandatory minimum sentencing. We are in complete agreement on this issue. You will be pleased to know that ...
There’s good news and bad news … Many of you are aware of our website re-design which is underway. We were lucky enough ...
Spotted in today’s Newsday: my letter to the editor about prison reform. While some of my words were eclipsed or altered, I’m grateful for being given the space to share the importance of treating all people as human beings and ...
PRESS RELEASE Human Rights Defense Center For Immediate Release August 4, 2016 FCC Approves Modified Phone Rate Caps to Bring Financial Relief for Prisoners’ Families Washington, D.C. – Today the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted modified rate caps for calls made from prisons and ...
We blogged about Yvette last August, and are can now report that she has been approved for work-release. Des Moines Register story here, see text below. For the first time in almost 28 years, ...
From www.rehabcenterforwomen.org: According to a report by the Treatment Advocacy Center, in 2012 the United States had 10 times more mentally ill individuals in its prisons than the amount who are treated in ...
Please share this story widely, this family needs answers. On February 27, 2016, I received a devastating phone call from my mom. My mom is almost 74 and was diagnosed with metastatic bone cancer about a year ago. It has ...
