When Prisons Locked Down, Prisoners Were Denied Release Leaving prison often hinges on completing rehabilitative programming. The pandemic caused many of these required courses to be put on hold. Daniel Moritz-Rabson Jun 29, 2021
The Pandemic Spurred Governors to Grant Clemency, But Advocates Say It Isn’t Enough Despite sentencing reforms, hundreds of thousands of people who have been incarcerated over the last several decades are ineligible for parole. Rachel M. Cohen May 24, 2021
For Many Serving Harsh Sentences, the Governor Becomes a Last Hope Lawmakers are recognizing the harms of mass incarceration. But some governors are reluctant to use their clemency power to address them. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Mar 05, 2020
He Entered Prison As a ‘Whiskerless Kid.’ Will Oregon Ever Let Him Out? Despite supporting Oregon’s new juvenile justice law, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is still fighting to keep people in prison who received life sentences as minors. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Sep 03, 2019
