ABCNEWS - Supreme Court denies Rastafarian's lawsuit after he was forcibly shaved bald
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a Rastafarian former inmate who sued Louisiana state prison officials after his head was shaved while in custody.
HUFFPOST - Supreme Court Rules Rastafari Man Can’t Sue Louisiana Prison Officials Who Cut His Dreadlocks
Damon Landor wanted to sue prison officials for cutting off his dreadlocks.
WASHINGTONPOST (Justin Jouvenal) - Supreme Court says Rastafarian can’t sue prison officials over shorn dreadlocks
The ruling is a departure from a series of decisions by the justices expanding religious freedoms in recent terms.
NPR (Christie Thompson) - 'Rejected': How federal prisons stonewall grievances and deny care for years
People who go to prison keep one important right — to file a grievance over their treatment: from abuse to denied medical care. But in the vast majority of cases, those efforts go nowhere, according to an analysis of federal data by The Marshall Project and NPR.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Michigan legislators push prison oversight reforms amid safety concerns
Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at increasing transparency and accountability within the state’s prison system and expanding oversight authority for the Legislative Corrections Ombudsman. This comes amid growing concerns about conditions inside
DAILYCALLER (Hudson Crozier) - How Prison Agency Under Biden Freed Inmates Early, Wasted Tons Of Taxpayer Money
'Cost taxpayers millions of dollars and prematurely freed inmates'
NPR (Kara Frame) - 'Songs from the Hole': The story behind JJ'88's documentary and visual album
The visual album and documentary Songs from the Hole tells the story of James Jacobs, the hip-hop artist JJ'88, as he reflects on his coming-of-age within California's state prison system.
Songs from the Hole. Before the song starts, protagonist and producer James "JJ'88" Jacobs describes meditating on his and others' redemption while incarcerated and in solitary confinement.'/Open
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Supreme Court turns away ICE contractor's appeal over immunity, for now
The case will now go forward to be litigated further in lower courts. Further litigation of the case could end will a large liability for the prison group.