The death of Robert Brooks led to a new package of bills that tackles prison reform. The announcement came days after Marcy ...

Joshua J. Smith, a Tennessee businessman whom the president pardoned during his first term, now advocates for inmate ...

With New York’s legislative session nearing its end, prison reform advocates fear lawmakers may not pass a long-promised ...

Prison labor is no longer mandatory, which allows more time for educational and rehabilitative programs aimed at reducing ...

The inspiring journey of jail teacher Chilukuri Srinivasa RaoHe volunteered for deputation to teach inside the jail, a task ...

Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences were scrapped in 2012 but not retrospectively, with families of IPP recipients ...

The Honolulu Federal Detention Center could be back on the table to replace the deteriorating and overpopulated Oʻahu ...

Joshua Smith was formerly incarcerated in federal prison for drug trafficking charges. After his release, he founded a ...

Yesterday in the Rebibbia prison, in Rome, a violent protest occurred involving a group of inmates. The incident was ...

Older, sick prisoners cost far more to incarcerate. Since they pose little or no risk to public safety, states should ease ...

Pollsmoor has long been subject to control by gangs, with endemic violence, including pervasive sexual violence. Broken light ...

The sentencing reform, publicly known as the "10th Judicial Package," has been approved by the General Assembly of the ...