Prison Reform

"I'm one of the first to say we need to hold people accountable to their crimes, but we need to offer programs so that we don't see them in correctional facilities again," the sheriff said

The decline in work crew sentences is attributed to the success of criminal justice reforms, department officials said

Making prisons more “normal and humane” will also create better work environments for correctional officers, the Bureau of Prisons director said

In the program, inmates can take online classes on information technology, problem-solving, personal development, job skills and other areas

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law that will require anyone convicted of any of 18 violent offenses to serve 100% of their sentences

Colette Peters wants to change hiring practices to find candidates who want to "change hearts and minds"

Investigation cited a failure to release information, as required by law, about incriminating statements gathered by informants to lawyers for the accused

As part of the jail's focus on preventing recidivism, researchers are examining racial inequities in jail policies, practices and culture

"Unethical" medical experiments were performed on mostly Black inmates at its Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s through the 1970s

Alex Friedmann was convicted of hiding guns, ammunition, handcuff keys and hacksaw blades inside the walls of Nashville's new jail while it was being built

Alex Friedmann claimed he was being punished for his years of advocacy on behalf of prisoners prior to his arrest

Gov. approved measures to seal criminal records and free dying inmates but denied bids to restrict solitary confinement and boost inmates' wages

Colette Peters cautioned that it'll take time to turn around the Justice Department’s largest component, with 122 facilities, 159,000 inmates and a budget of more than $8 billion