JACKSON, MS — FWD.us today released a report estimating the impact of COVID-19 on Mississippi’s incarcerated population and prison employees following reports that the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) has confirmed that four incarcerated people and four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. One of the incarcerated individuals with… Read More
PHOENIX, AZ — FWD.us Arizona State Director Elissa Johnson issued the following statement on the alarming rise and spread of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona prisons: “For weeks, advocates, correctional officers, former judges and prosecutors, lawmakers, and the families of incarcerated people have been urging state… Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – FWD.us Senior Criminal Justice Director Zoë Towns issued the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to rule the use of non-unanimous juries as unconstitutional in Ramos v. Louisiana: “This is a long overdue victory for our democracy, and for the families and communities impacted… Read More
