Pope Leo XIV on Sunday presided over the final major celebration of the Holy Year, calling for renewed commitment to justice, ...

Prison reform can help many inmates prepare for life outside prison instead of just punishing them. The approach allows them to learn new skills and ways to cope with life's ups and downs. Reform can ...

According to the Charles Koch Institute, there are over 1.5 million individuals housed in American prisons, with over 600,000 people released from prison each year. However, the rate of reoffense is ...

Several hundred inmates in Ohio’s high security prisons would lose access to Sinclair Community College’s educational offerings if a GOP prison reform bill makes it way into law, and many more of the ...

Colby Braun, director of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Heart River Correctional Center on April 2, 2025. (Michael ...

Conjugal visits between prisoners and their significant others could be ending permanently in Mississippi, where the practice began. It’s not clear whether one state’s decision will create a national ...

Prisons across the U.S. are experiencing critical staffing shortages and a new study says that the prison complex may never recover ... so changes are coming. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

In March 2022, at the age of 34, I was paroled after spending 13 years behind bars. The crime that put me in prison was a serious one. As a young man, I ran with gangs and was involved with drugs. I ...

Enrique Sandoval, Daniel Arciniega and Eleazar Alicantar learn English language skills in class at San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday. In March 2023, Gov. Newsom announced a plan to transform the ...

Some California policymakers and prison officials contend that offering more single-occupancy cells might serve the best ...

In March 2022, at the age of 34, I was paroled after spending 13 years behind bars. The crime that put me in prison was a serious one. As a young man, I ran with gangs and was involved with drugs. I ...