Day: May 12, 2019
Women in Jails: Overlooked in Era of Reform
Despite recent calls to reform the criminal justice system in light of increasing numbers of incarcerated...
US Dept of Justice: Capital Punishment 2014-2015
This report provides information on persons under sentence of death on December 31, 2014, and December...
The Growth of Rural Jails
As concern in the United States has grown over the number of people behind bars, policymakers and the...
Still Life
The number of people serving life sentences in U.S. prisons is at an all-time high. Nearly 162,000 people...
Sentencing Policies in Other Countries
Other nations protect public safety without imprisoning as large a percentage of their population, handle...
RAND Correctional Education Summary
Each year, more than 700,000 incarcerated individuals leave federal and state prisons; within three years...
Racial Divides in Spiritual Practices
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America...
Letter Writing Guidelines by Lennie Spitale
The following are suggested guidelines for writing letters to inmates. They are generally agreed upon...
Intervarsity GIG Guide (Groups Investigating God) to reach the lost
Groups Investigating God (GIGs) are being used today by God in an exploding movement to reach pre-Christian...
Indicators of Mental Health Problems of Inmates
About 1 in 7 state and federal prisoners and 1 in 4 jail inmates self-reported experiences that met the...
Guide for Leading Christian Worship Services
Whether you have been asked to plan a Christian worship service in a youth facility, jail or prison this...
Can we wait 75 Years to cut the prison population in half?
While most states have downsized their prison populations in recent years, the pace of decarceration...
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