https://usafacts.org/answers/how-many-people-are-in-prisons-in-the-us/state/washington-state/
About 14,400 at the end of 2023, the most recent year for which data is available. This number is up 4.9% from 2022 and includes anyone held under state...
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https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/12/03/trans-women-in-state-prisons-on-being-targeted-by-trump/
Dec 3, 2025 - Uncloseted Media spoke with five incarcerated trans women in state prisons
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https://prospect.org/2025/11/26/state-local-contracts-prop-up-for-profit-prisons/
Nov 26, 2025 - CoreCivic and GEO Group profit from Trump’s immigration policies while also receiving lucrative contracts from state and local governments, including areas...
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https://www.michigan.gov/corrections/press-releases/2021/03/12/mdoc-resumes-in-person-visitations-at-state-prisons
MDOC Resumes In-Person Visitations at State Prisons. With Enhanced Security precautions in place, in-person visits will return on March 26, 2021
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https://prismreports.org/2023/12/19/california-bill-reduces-canteen-markups/
Dec 20, 2023 - Though SB 474’s passing will help curb excessive price gouging of commissary items, it still doesn’t address systemic issues like low prison wages and...
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https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/pa-lawmakers-move-to-tighten-food-safety-oversight-in-state-and-county-prisons/
Nov 21, 2025 - HARRISBURG, PA – Concerned over unsanitary food conditions in correctional facilities, Representatives Nathan Davidson, Dave Madsen, and Ben Waxman are
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https://solitarywatch.org/2019/06/25/groundbreaking-new-report-exposes-impact-of-solitary-confinement-in-louisiana-state-prisons/
Apr 7, 2022 - UPDATE: More than 50 people attended the press conference on Tuesday, June 25, where representatives of Solitary Watch, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the Jesuit...
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https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/23/sanctioned-doctors-misconduct-new-york-state-prisons/
Dec 23, 2024 - They’ve been judged guilty of medical misconduct, negligence, incompetence and even felonies. An investigation by THE CITY reveals that 10 such doctors found...
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https://boltsmag.org/mississippi-parole/
May 20, 2024 - Loretta Pierre’s first five murder trials ended in mistrials. She was just 20 years old when she shot and killed an ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend who had...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/criminally-ill-state-mental-psychiatric-hospitals-prisons-waitlists-ohio/
Jan 5, 2026 - There has been a steep rise in the share of people with severe mental illnesses being sent to state psychiatric hospitals on court orders after being accused...
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