This lack of a release valve has fiscal consequences. As WW reported last year, state officials say Oregon’s prison population is aging at an “alarming rate,” leading to skyrocketing medical costs at ...

Robert Warren, 28, was found dead Monday in his cell at the North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, state police ...

Bringing home-cooked meals to loved ones in prison is an expression of love — and activism ...

A Massachusetts man who spent 27 years in jail for a murder he claims that he didn't commit has been awarded $13 million by a ...

Findings published on Wednesday, November 27 laid bare the state of “crumbling ... custody – have prompted concerns that the prison environment could be contributing to reoffending rates and hindering ...

A new, state-of-the-art central prisons building is all but complete and will relieve prison overcrowding by about 30 per ...

The Kansas Department of Corrections is considering its options on building a nursery for new mothers at the Topeka ...

DEET, the active ingredient in insect repellent, can be sprayed on paper and then eaten or smoked, producing a high, ...

Vermin infestations are an “acute issue” across the prison estate, the report found, with inspectors describing cockroach ...