A bipartisan prison reform bill would reward Missouri inmates for self-improvement.

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 ...

Several people incarcerated won lawsuits because they could not get adequate medical and mental health treatment.

The Prison Policy Initiative has found that specialty courts, while intended to reduce jail and prison populations and support rehabilitation, often fail to meet these goals and can even expand the ...

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 ...

The First Step Act is changing the way that federal prison systems treat prisoners. It increases opportunities for rehabilitation, shortens sentences, and enhances prisoners' rights. The law is a ...

The nonprofit is holding its sixth annual conference this Friday and Saturday Credit: DECARCERATE DecARcerate, a nonprofit that works on prison and criminal justice reform in Arkansas, will host its ...

Two former inmates say the deadly riot at Washington State Prison was preventable, blaming chronic understaffing, unsafe conditions, and a lack of rehabilitation.

Green prison programs essentially provide a form of nature-based therapy to prisoners under the guidance of trained professionals. Prisoners typically engage in gardening and horticultural activities, ...