Tag: Probation and Parole

Incarcerated for Life, an Inmate Is Left Behind by Prison Reforms

Bonnie Erwin, a disabled Black inmate who has served 39 years, fell just outside the reach of a recent law’s “compassionate release.” His former lawyer became a Republican congressman who voted against it.

Inside a Dementia Unit in a Federal Prison

America’s prisons are filling up with people who are so old they don’t remember their crimes. What should we do with prisoners with dementia?