Overcrowding Issues

"If not for the actions of the inmates, it is very likely Officer Woodall would have been killed," said Sheriff Phil Sims

Officials say the goal of the new rules is to reward inmates who better themselves, including violent offenders

As Nebraska is seeking to expand its prison capacity, other states are taking a different approach

The department has blamed inadequate staffing for many of the problems and said it has made "real strides" to recruit more employees

The Alabama Prison Repurposing Commission will evaluate "up to 11 of our existing male correctional facilities" over at least three years

Under the ruling, the state must come up with a plan to vacate at least 100 beds in each prison across California in the next month

Between March and June, more than 100,000 people were released from state and federal prisons

A 263-page document says the design of the state's prisons, overcrowding and understaffing make it "impossible" to keep COs and inmates safe from COVID-19

The Penobscot County Jail regularly boards out over 50 inmates while the county develops plans for a new jail designed to eliminate long-term overcrowding

Officials believe the closure of a dilapidated state prison will increase overcrowding ten months after the U.S. DOJ said prison conditions violate the Constitution

Gov. Andy Beshear hopes the purchases in high-unemployment areas would attract corrections officers to the vacant positions, ease overcrowding at local jails

Boston's sheriff is ending his office's longtime relationship with ICE in order to house more female inmates