Incarcerated WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Sought Exclusive Interview With Putin Prior To His Release
Ahead of his release on Thursday, a jailed Wall Street Journal reporter has requested an exclusive interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, The Wall Street Journal reported. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, 32, said he requested an interview with Putin while filling out an amnesty application shortly before his release in an international prisoner […]
Gov. Ivey awards grant to support vocational training for incarcerated people
Gov. Kay Ivey awarded a $150,000 grant to JF Ingram State Technical College to provide career technical education to incarcerated people. The university is partnering with the Alabama Department of Corrections and the Alabama Department of Pardons and Parole for this program, which will serve students in state correctional education facilities across Alabama. One of […]
Advocate says ADOC is targeting her incarcerated husband
Rhonda Averhart, an attorney representing incarcerated people in Alabama, says her incarcerated husband has faced retaliation from Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) officials for her activism. Rhonda advocates for families and incarcerated loved ones by exposing corruption within ADOC. For those familiar with Alabama's prison advocacy community, Rhonda is a well-known figure. However, this means […]
Incarcerated man escapes from Yuma prison; law enforcement search underway
The prisoner was still missing Monday night after the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Re-entry announced he had walked out of work at 9:20 a.m. in San Luis. The department identified the escaped prisoner as a minimal detention worker, Jonathan Perryman. In a statement, the agency said it had “notified all local law enforcement […]
Officials investigate incarcerated man’s death at Yavapai County Jail
Authorities are investigating the death of an incarcerated man who allegedly committed suicide at Camp Verde’s Yavapai County Jail. Yavapai County spokesperson Christine Green said detention agents found the 21-year-old man unresponsive at a treatment facility while waiting to be assigned a bed. Deputies performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation while waiting for the man to arrive, but […]
Arizona’s decades-long violation of incarcerated persons’ rights comes to an end – State of Reform
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a non-profit organization committed to protecting the constitutional rights of all individuals, Announced on January 23rd The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Re-entry (ADCRR) denied medical care to inmates, resulting in untold suffering and death. Denied medical care was stopped following court proceedings, resulting in U.S. District Judge […]
Pima County Attorney’s Office explains new law, allowing former incarcerated people to seal their records
TUCSON, Arizona (KOLD News 13) – New laws in Arizona are helping people get their chances again after being incarcerated. Depending on the circumstances, the law permits the sealing of case files related to crimes, whether or not someone committed them. Brad Roach, senior legal counsel for the Pima County Attorney’s Office’s Conviction and Sentence […]
