Monday • June 1 • 2026
Vol.XVIII • No.XXIII
Manchester, N.H.
The United States is the world’s largest jailer, imprisoning around 2 million people in state and local jails and prisons, juvenile correctional facilities, immigrant detention facilities, and prisons and jails on tribal or territorial lands. The FBI estimates as many as one in three Americans has some type of criminal record, including convictions for minor offenses, or arrests that never resulted in a conviction.
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As a case manager for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Stephanie Jerstad once had a client die in transitional housing after being rejected by 212 different nursing homes in Illinois and Indiana.
None of them would take the man because he was on a sexual offender registry for a long-ago offense.
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Prisons are a fascinating and complex subject that have been explored in countless movies over the years. From gritty dramas to action-packed thrillers, these films offer a wide range of perspectives on the prison experience. Some movies dive deep into the inner workings of the prison system, giving viewers a realistic and sometimes harrowing look at what it's like to be behind bars. Others take a more fantastical approach, using the prison setting as a backdrop for larger-than-life stories of survival and redemption.
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After years of debate and disagreement, a new bail reform bill is heading to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk. House Bill 318 was approved by lawmakers this month.
This bill, in part, rolls back a 2018 bail reform bill that aimed to prevent people from being held in jail solely because they couldn’t pay their cash bail.
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Citizens for Criminal Justice Reform Established January 2010
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First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
Pastor Martin Niemöller
