NPR: prison reform https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=394916708 prison reform en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:40:27 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: prison reform https://www.npr.org/tags/394916708/prison-reform How the Attica prison uprising started — and why it still resonates today A new documentary goes behind the walls of the deadly 1971 uprising. <em>Attica </em>filmmaker Stanley Nelson and former prisoner Arthur Harrison reflect on the five-day revolt, and its lasting legacy. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:57:53 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049295683/attica-prison-documentary-stanley-nelson https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049295683/attica-prison-documentary-stanley-nelson

A new documentary goes behind the walls of the deadly 1971 uprising. Attica filmmaker Stanley Nelson and former prisoner Arthur Harrison reflect on the five-day revolt, and its lasting legacy.

]]> Dave Davies N.Y. Parole Of Former Black Panther Activist Who Murdered 2 Cops Sparks Reform Debate Anthony Bottom, 68, is at the center of a discussion over elderly inmates convicted of violent crimes in their youth. Reform advocates say after decades behind bars most should go home. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/916141314/ny-parole-of-former-black-panther-activist-who-murdered-2-cops-sparks-reform-deb https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/916141314/ny-parole-of-former-black-panther-activist-who-murdered-2-cops-sparks-reform-deb

Anthony Bottom, 68, is at the center of a discussion over elderly inmates convicted of violent crimes in their youth. Reform advocates say after decades behind bars most should go home.

]]> Brian Mann Trump Backs Package Of Changes To Criminal Justice System As Lame-Duck Session Begins The president's support is a big win for activists who have been pushing for criminal justice measures that roll back the stiff penalties imposed as a part of America's decades-long "war on drugs." Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:38:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2018/11/14/667787489/trump-backs-package-of-changes-to-criminal-justice-system-as-lame-duck-session-b https://www.npr.org/2018/11/14/667787489/trump-backs-package-of-changes-to-criminal-justice-system-as-lame-duck-session-b The president's support is a big win for activists who have been pushing for criminal justice measures that roll back the stiff penalties imposed as a part of America's decades-long "war on drugs."

]]> Ayesha Rascoe Kardashian West Visits White House Seeking Freedom For A Grandmother Serving Life Kim Kardashian West met with President Trump Wednesday. The reality star is advocating the release of Alice Marie Johnson, who has spent more than two decades behind bars for a first-time offense. Wed, 30 May 2018 17:57:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/05/30/615542337/kardashian-west-visits-white-house-seeking-freedom-for-a-grandmother-serving-lif https://www.npr.org/2018/05/30/615542337/kardashian-west-visits-white-house-seeking-freedom-for-a-grandmother-serving-lif

Kim Kardashian West met with President Trump Wednesday. The reality star is advocating the release of Alice Marie Johnson, who has spent more than two decades behind bars for a first-time offense.

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]]> Ayesha Rascoe For Trump's Evangelical Advisers, Prison Reform Becomes A Front-Burner Issue "The incarceration rate in this country is just insane," said Johnnie Moore, an evangelical leader and informal adviser to President Trump. Sun, 20 May 2018 15:28:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/05/20/612794585/for-trumps-evangelical-advisers-prison-reform-becomes-a-front-burner-issue https://www.npr.org/2018/05/20/612794585/for-trumps-evangelical-advisers-prison-reform-becomes-a-front-burner-issue "The incarceration rate in this country is just insane," said Johnnie Moore, an evangelical leader and informal adviser to President Trump.

]]> Sarah McCammon To Help A Criminal Go Straight, Help Him Change How He Thinks More than half of prisoners released from prison are rearrested within a year. Cognitive therapy can help prisoners change the thinking that gets them in trouble, like "I'll never back down." Sun, 26 Jun 2016 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/26/483091741/to-help-a-criminal-go-straight-help-him-change-how-he-thinks https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/26/483091741/to-help-a-criminal-go-straight-help-him-change-how-he-thinks

More than half of prisoners released from prison are rearrested within a year. Cognitive therapy can help prisoners change the thinking that gets them in trouble, like "I'll never back down."

]]> Jack Bush States Push For Prison Sentence Overhaul; Prosecutors Push Back Several red states, including Louisiana, have been diverting some offenders away from prison and into drug treatment and other incarceration alternatives. But not everyone is embracing the effort. Wed, 09 Jul 2014 03:32:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2014/07/09/329587949/states-push-for-prison-sentence-reform-and-prosecutors-push-back https://www.npr.org/2014/07/09/329587949/states-push-for-prison-sentence-reform-and-prosecutors-push-back

Several red states, including Louisiana, have been diverting some offenders away from prison and into drug treatment and other incarceration alternatives. But not everyone is embracing the effort.

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