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Victoria Law

In Brutal Summer Heat, Prisoners Say Their Cells Are Like “Stifling Hot Coffins”

July 3, 2023 by susie day

By: Victoria Law, Truthout - Shortly after midnight this past Friday, guards found 37-year-old Elizabeth Hagerty dead in her un-air-conditioned Texas prison cell. The day before, temperatures had reached nearly 100 degrees...

Read moreIn Brutal Summer Heat, Prisoners Say Their Cells Are Like “Stifling Hot Coffins”

New York’s Prison System Abruptly Halts a Policy Censoring Artists and Writers

June 8, 2023 by susie day

By: Victoria Law The Nation - One day after New York Focus broke the story about the censorship policy, the state department announced that it would suspend the rule impeding creative endeavors in prisons

Read moreNew York’s Prison System Abruptly Halts a Policy Censoring Artists and Writers

Over 25,000 People in Prison Await Decisions on Their Clemency Applications

December 19, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: Victoria Law, Truthout: Across the U.S., people in prison are hoping for compassion — and clemency — allowing them to rejoin their loved ones.

Read moreOver 25,000 People in Prison Await Decisions on Their Clemency Applications

Democrats Got Tough on Crime. Now There’s a Crisis of Aging Behind Bars.

December 10, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: Victoria Law, The Nation California and New York legislators are trying to undo the damage caused since the 1994 Crime Bill. But elder parole isn’t working as hoped. Rita …

Read moreDemocrats Got Tough on Crime. Now There’s a Crisis of Aging Behind Bars.

Women Bear the Brunt of New York’s Prison Care Package Ban

November 11, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

November 15, 2022: Molly Hagan, The Appeal

Read moreWomen Bear the Brunt of New York’s Prison Care Package Ban

Prisoner Advocates Turn to the UN to End Extreme Prison Sentences

September 15, 2022 by susie day

In a sharply worded complaint to UN special rapporteurs submitted on Thursday, advocacy groups call for an end to “death by incarceration” sentencing in the US September 15, 2022: Victoria …

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Governor Hochul’s ‘Rolling’ Clemency Process Has Set Just One Person Free

July 25, 2022 by susie day

July 25, 2022: Victoria Law, Hell Gate

Read moreGovernor Hochul’s ‘Rolling’ Clemency Process Has Set Just One Person Free

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