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“Daddy, if I Come See You, Will I Have to Be Locked up, Too?”
Posted by Posted By DEMETRIUS BUCKLEY (Reposted by Team Wilson Reports) on 3rd Jul 2021
Recently reunited with his 10-year-old daughter, Demetrius Buckley struggles to push past the barriers of a maximum security prison to be present for his curious, whip-smart little girl.Ever since I r
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A Half-Million People Got COVID-19 in Prison. Are Officials Ready for the Next Pandemic?
Posted by By KATIE PARK, KERI BLAKINGER and CLAUDIA LAUER (Reposted Team Wilson Reports) on 3rd Jul 2021
Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections officers provided. But he still spent every day crammed in a unit with 63 other men in a Florida
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Millions of People With Felonies Can Now Vote. Most Don’t Know It.
Posted by By NICOLE LEWIS AND ANDREW R. CALDERÓN (Reposted Team Wilson Reports) on 3rd Jul 2021
In a handful of key states, no more than 1 in 4 formerly incarcerated people registered in time for the 2020 election, a Marshall Project analysis found.Only a fraction of the thousands of formerly in
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Unlocking The Vote In Jails
Posted by By NICOLE LEWIS and AVIVA SHEN (Reposted Team Wilson Reports) on 3rd Jul 2021
The majority of the 745,000 people held in local jails can vote, but few do. Advocates say it’s voter suppression on a national scale.Cook County jail detainees cast their votes after a polling place
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How Prisons in Each State Are Restricting Visits Due to Coronavirus
Posted by Posted by Cary Aspinwall, et al. (Reposted by Team Wilson Reports) on 8th Oct 2020
All visits suspendedALABAMAAll visitation, including legal visits, has been suspended since March 13. Urgent legal meetings are considered on a case-by-case basis.ALASKAAll visitation, including legal
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A State-by-State Look at Coronavirus in Prisons
Posted by By The Marshall Project (Reposted Team Wilson Reports) on 8th Oct 2020
CasesBy Sept. 29, at least 138,105 people in prison had tested positive for the illness, a 4 percent increase from the week before.New cases among prisoners reached an all-time high in early August af
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