America’s federal prisons are decaying and overcrowded, contributing to violence among inmates and undermining opportunities for rehabilitation. But thanks to an infusion of federal cash authorized by ...

Prison Guard Murder Conviction Highlights Need for Large-Scale Reform In response to the Oct. 20 verdict finding a state corrections officer guilty of murder and other related incidents, trial ...

If your city hosts a prison or detention facility that’s outside of its control, it’s natural to wonder what local policy can do to improve conditions. But the truth, abolitionists argue, is that ...

The Department of Justice announced a new Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The announcement of Josh Smith to head the agency will be first as he is the only director to also have a felony ...

President-elect Donald Trump and nominees for his upcoming administration often discuss cutting spending to reduce the debt. Some of the targets are familiar, but one that is never mentioned is the ...

The First Step Act represented one of the most significant federal prison reform efforts in decades. Passed with bipartisan support in 2018, the law was intended to reduce recidivism, expand ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill Friday, which seeks to reform prisons across the state. The reforms in the bill include more cameras in prisons, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Arkansas Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson speaks about the need for criminal justice and prison reform at an Arkansas Times luncheon ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The death of Robert Brooks led to a new package of bills that tackles prison reform. The announcement came days after Marcy corrections officers, charged in the killing of ...

IMAGINE spending five years in a messy, overcrowded prison without ever being convicted of any crime. Your case is repeatedly adjourned because the police cannot produce a file or a vehicle to take ...