Washington state’s prison officials forcibly removed a transgender woman from the women’s prison where she had lived for three and a half years and transferred her to a men’s facility last week, marking the first time the agency has removed a transgender person from gender-affirming housing. Last Friday afternoon, Amber Kim was removed from her … Read more
(NewsNation) — Two years after the Supreme Court waived the constitutional right to an abortion, more than 80% of women on probation or parole who are seeking abortions must first ask permission to travel, Prison Policy Report data found. The number of impacted women has more than doubled to 635,000 in the past two years as … Read more
(NewsNation) — Most Black adults say United States institutions such as the prison system and policing are designed to hold back Black Americans, according to a Pew Research analysis. The survey and focus groups conducted in the spring and summer of 2023 point to significant concerns about racial bias across several U.S. institutions. The largest … Read more
The opioid crisis is putting pressure on Canada’s federal prisons, as new data shows that nearly one in four inmates are receiving opioid agonist treatment like methadone or suboxone. This comes from a recently answered order paper question on how many federal inmates are receiving that treatment and how many are using the prison needle … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Corrections came under fire Tuesday for discriminating against a transgender woman who the U.S. Department of Justice said was driven to harm herself after she was repeatedly denied hormone therapy in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. A federal investigation found that the state corrections … Read more
Susie Balfour first started noticing painful lumps in her breast almost 30 years ago. But imprisoned in Mississippi, Balfour didn’t have access to much preventative or diagnostic health care. In 2021, days before she was released, a prison health care official confirmed what she had long feared: She had breast cancer. Once free, Balfour immediately … Read more
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