News & Commentary about Overcrowding and Other Threats to Health and Safety
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![The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry headquarters in Phoenix.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/ARIZONA_PRISON_VIOLATION-Blog-400x266.jpg)
Jan 23, 2023
Arizona Violated the Rights of Incarcerated People for More Than a Decade. That Will Finally End.
![A prisoner holding his extended and clasped hands between the bars of his cell.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/06/Sentencing-Blog-400x266.jpg)
Jun 2, 2022
What if Algorithms Worked For Accused People, Instead of Against Them?
![The view of a housing unit at a correctional institution in Pennsylvania.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/12/Prison_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Dec 22, 2021
As Omicron Surges, People in Jail and Detention are More Vulnerable Than Ever
![A general view of the Federal Correctional Complex in Victorville, California](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/08/BOP-Covid-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Aug 10, 2021
Documents Foreshadow a Grim Future for COVID-19 Spread in Federal Prisons
![Male prisoner attached to an Electronic Monitoring (EM) ankle monitor](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/06/WEB21_ankle-monitoring-blog_Wordpress_1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Jun 25, 2021
Jailed For a Faulty Battery and Left to Catch COVID-19
![Prisoner Alfred Chestnut hugs his mother Sarah after his release Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Baltimore.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/06/WEB21_Orange_County_victory_blog_Wordpress_1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Jun 14, 2021
Orange County’s Dramatic Reduction in Jail Population During the Pandemic is a Model for the Nation
![A woman held at the Pulanski State Prison in Georgia plays with her children in the prison's Children Center.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/05/Pregnant-People-in-Prisons-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
May 12, 2020
During COVID-19 Crisis, We Must Prioritize the Release of Pregnant People
![Inmates pass the time in their cell block. Some pictured on the phone, some watching television, and some playing card games at tables. As concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 mount, inmates argue that prisons have no plan in place protect against the spread of the illness.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/03/Incarcerated-COVID-Concerns-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Mar 19, 2020
We Know Prisons Need COVID-19 Plans, but our Arizona Prison Tour Suggests it’s not Happening
![An image of empty prison cells. Are prisons ready for the ensuing COVID-19 pandemic?](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/03/COVID-Prisons-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Mar 6, 2020
Are Our Prisons and Jails Ready for COVID-19?
![A barbed wire fence outside a prison](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web16-blog-barbedwire-prison-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Aug 19, 2016
The Justice Department’s Call to Axe Private-Prison Contracts Is A Victory. ICE Must Now Do the Same to End Federal Prison Profiteering.