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Society USA

14. September 2021

“Former Inmates Have a Right to Vote,” Decides Court in Historic Ruling

North Carolina, United States has become the first southern state to grant former inmates their right to vote, a ruling which aims at redressing the state’s racist origins of its “felon disenfranchisement” law.

Society

Society Sierra Leone

23. August 2021

Bye-Bye, Death Row – We Don’t Need You Here

In the wake of a continental movement against capital punishment, Sierra Leone became the 23rd African country to abolish the death penalty, thus getting rid of a cruel relic of its colonial past.

Society

Society USA

16. June 2021

Fewer Prisons, More Shelters and Training Centers

Since crime rate is declining and alternatives to jailtime for nonviolent offenses - like drug crimes - are rising across the United States, prisons are shutting down and being repurposed to better serve the communities.

Society

Society United Kingdom

1. September 2020

Order In to Help Prisoners Stay Out!

Brixton prison, located in London, UK, opened the “Clink at Home” food delivery service as part of a charity initiative that aims at giving prisoners a better chance of finding jobs once released.

Society

Society Burkina Faso

2. August 2020

Thanks to This Charity, Prisoners Spend Their Jail Time Writing Plays and Making Music

A charity in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, is helping prisoners find revitalization through art – teaching them to sing, dance or write plays, while also organizing music competitions and theatrical performances they can partake in.

Society

Society Mexico

6. May 2020

Corona: Women in Prison Make Healthcare Dolls to Feed their Families

Female prisoners in Mexico are making soft toys and dolls dressed as healthcare staff to raise funds that help gear up health workers, while also earning income for themselves and their families.

Society

Society USA

5. November 2019

“Stay with Us – If You Spent More Than Ten Years in Prison”, Local Hosts Offer Ex-Prisoners

An initiative in the United States is matching prison inmates due for release with community hosts and mentors in Alameda County, California, to help them re-integrate to life in the outside world while providing them with a spare space for six months.

Society

16. October 2019

Teenage Prisoners Get a Weekly Taste of Freedom with Fencing Lessons

The second largest prison in Senegal offers young inmates a weekly fencing class, where boys and girls can spend two hours training together outside the prison walls, restoring self-confidence and learning respect and discipline along the way.

Society

Society

8. October 2019

California Lawmakers Phase Out Profit-Hungry Prison Companies

Lawmakers have passed a bill to upend the private prison industry in California, as well as four major Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers, wiping out profit motive from incarceration.