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outbreaks of COVID-19 are happening in prisons

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Mass Incarceration During Coronavirus: Ohio Prison With 80% of Inmates Infected

More than 2,000 prisoners, or about 80% of the prison population at the Marion Correctional Institution (MCI) in southern Ohio, have tested positive for the

July 14, 2020 No Comments

Advocacy

Pot Prisoner Craig Cesal Released After 18 Years in Federal Prison

Craig Cesal was serving a life sentence behind bars, without the possibility of parole, for a first-time nonviolent marijuana conspiracy offense. On June 17, 2020,

June 17, 2020 No Comments

Advocacy

Federal Pot Prisoner in Kentucky Dies of Coronavirus

Fidel Torres passed away in prison due to COVID-19, where he was serving a sentence for conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana.

June 1, 2020 No Comments

Advocacy

Advocates Urge Law Enforcement to Release Cannabis Prisoners

Organizations are calling for clemency for all those in prison for cannabis offenses in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

March 26, 2020 No Comments

Ending Marijuana Prohibition

Prison Population Shrinks For First Time In 40 Years

US Prison Population Decreases by Phillip Smith In two reports releases last week, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced that for the first time

December 19, 2011 No Comments