America talks about recidivism as if it were a mystery. It isn’t. It is a predictable outcome of how we run prisons. The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics has tracked what happens after release for ...

Years ago, while in county lockup, I came across a Dylan Thomas poem I didn’t fully understand. It read: “Do not go gentle into that good night… Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” I liked the ...

A former medical staffer at a now-shuttered federal women’s prison in California has been sentenced, marking the final criminal case tied to what authorities describe as the largest sexual abuse ...

The Remedy Project trains students to help incarcerated people file grievances, expose abuse, and, in some cases, secure release. Columbia University’s Remedy Project chapter celebrates filing 500 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. – More drones are being detected flying over U.S. prisons than ever before, and federal regulations make it harder for state prisons to do anything about it. Advancements in drone ...

The legislature’s budget stalemate has hit North Carolina’s prison system hard, making it difficult to pay bills and keep enough staff to safely operate its 55 facilities. Starting pay for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Oscar nomination almost feels like an afterthought, according to the directors of “The Alabama Solution.” The critically ...