America’s prison population is, like the general public, aging rapidly. The wide net cast by the incarceration explosion of the 1980s and 1990s means that the percentage of prisoners needing increased health care has risen dramatically as well. This is particularly true in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has always had an older population
In 2012, Florida established the first online high school within a correctional facility. In 2014, it celebrated the success of that pilot program by extending it to a total of seven prisons across the state. Still, the only program of its kind, Florida’s experiment demonstrates one potential strategy for improving the educational opportunities available to
On the fateful day, October 24, 1999, Carol Kent was awakened by a phone call that changed her life forever. Her only child, Jason P. Kent, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Jason was a model citizen, an Annapolis Naval Academy graduate with no prior record. He was convicted and sentenced to life in
FCI Petersburg’s Education Department recently released the list of new Adult Continuing Education (ACE) courses, along with their respective instructors. To shine a light on this promising prison education program, we at Prison Education News present the list of courses: Monday ACE Classes Tuesday ACE Classes Thursday ACE Classes *All classes are held from 6:30
Former Columbus Police Chief Angelo Vega was on the payroll of the local Juarez Cartel at the same time he collected a $40,000 annual salary for his public position, according to testimony in federal court on September 25, 2013. A witness stated that Vega received $2,000 monthly plus bonuses from the Juarez Cartel for performing
My next Huffington Post article was just published on their Crime Blog. The article is “5 Best Items To Send Your Loved One In Prison.” Click on the following link to be taken to the article. If you like it, I’d greatly appreciate you tweeting, sharing, and liking it from its page on the Huffington
If you’re interested in the best things to send your incarcerated loved ones, check out my latest post on The Huffington Post: “5 Best Items To Send Your Loved One In Prison.” Click on the following link to be taken to the article: If you find the article to be of interest, I’d appreciate you
By Randall Radic We at the Prison Law Blog have some exciting news to share today: Christopher Zoukis has been accepted as a Huffington Post contributing writer. Thus far, he has published three articles on the site, all of which have resulted in significant attention in the press and social media. You can find these
With numerous restrictions imposed on inmates already, California prison authorities are beginning to move to tighten censorship of books, newspapers, photos, and letters in response to the first anniversary of the widespread hunger strike within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), which brought substantial negative media attention to the agency. “These new proposed
One of the most important concepts we advocate for in the world of prison education is the idea that inmates need to be prepared to be reintegrated back into the communities from which they came. They need to be employable, centered and have a greater likelihood of success in the modern world. This should be