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November 3, 2023

Prisoner Release Process

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, over 10,000 people are released from incarceration every week, thanks to the prisoner release process in the United States. This tedious process is part of the country’s aim to rehabilitate prisoners and give them a chance to rejoin society.
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November 3, 2023

Criminal Reform

Prisoners, despite their criminal record, are vulnerable when behind bars. They don’t have the power to force criminal reform inside correctional facilities unless the authorities listen.
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November 3, 2023

Can You Call an Inmate in Jail?

World-renowned South African politician and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela considered solitary confinement the “most forbidding aspect of prison life,” noting that prolonged isolation causes the mind to play tricks.
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November 2, 2023

Examples of Writing a Letter to Someone in Jail

On February 15, 1981, Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., the late Filipino senator and journalist known as a revered figure of the People Power Revolution (also called the EDSA or Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Revolution), delivered a speech in Los Angeles, California.
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November 2, 2023

Help for Prisoners After Release

A prison release is intended to start an inmate’s renewed life. However, many previously released prisoners don’t experience the life they hope to have.
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November 2, 2023

Meet Inmates

Imagine this: On average, inmates get only two visits from family or friends throughout their entire prison sentence.
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November 2, 2023

How to Send a Care Package to an Inmate

Prisoners are in a vulnerable situation as their plight behind bars can affect the outcome of their rehabilitation. Inmates need all the help they need to improve their lives, and that help can be in the form of a simple package full of special gifts from someone who cares.
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November 2, 2023

Prison Rehabilitation

Prisons are not only places of punishment but of rehabilitation. However, studies show that only 20% of all U.S. prisons have rehabilitation programs that shift the mentality toward inmates from penal deterrence to healing.
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November 1, 2023

How Long Is Parole?

In 2017, FRONTLINE, a long-running investigative documentary series distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), aired a documentary titled Life on Parole.
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November 1, 2023

Jail Time for Class B Felony

Facing the likelihood of prison or jail time for a Class B felony can be an overwhelming and life-altering experience.
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November 1, 2023

Probation Search

Liberty and self-determination were the cornerstones of the foundation of the United States.
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October 27, 2023

What Is Shock Incarceration?

Shock incarceration, as stated in criminal law, is a punishment that may be used for defendants with a term of imprisonment of at least 12 months but not more than 30 months.
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October 27, 2023

How to Show Someone in Jail You Love Them

When a person goes to jail, they are cut off from society and kept under rigid supervision as punishment. However, incarceration is not an impenetrable barrier for someone behind bars to experience love and support.
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October 27, 2023

Problems Prisoners Face After Release

Over 10,000 people are released from U.S. (United States) prisons weekly. All of these people have the chance to leave their criminal pasts and start anew. However, they’re bound to enter a society unprepared to freely accept people with criminal backgrounds.
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October 27, 2023

Eligible for Parole

Parole eligibility is a critical part of the United States criminal justice system. Incarcerated individuals and their loved ones look at parole eligibility as an avenue of hope for release before completing the maximum terms of a sentence.
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October 27, 2023

Jail Time for Grand Larceny

Modern legal systems treat larceny as a crime, but it wasn't always the case. Ancient Roman laws regarded larceny as a civil matter in which the victim could sue the thief for damages equivalent to stolen property.
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October 24, 2023

What Do Prisoners Wear?

The popular Netflix sitcom Orange is the New Black begins its first episode tackling the issue of prison uniforms. 
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October 24, 2023

Jail Time for Bank Fraud

From the classic novel The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood to the binge-worthy television show Money Heist, tales about bank heists and financial crimes have always fascinated people.
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