There are lessons that shouldn’t have to be learned in prison. Accountability is achieved through honesty and human ...

Women are a small but growing segment of the state’s prison population, and their needs are distinct. Yet, many of the ...

The struggles of prisoners illustrate flaws in Nebraska’s prison education system despite some recent successes. Getting a post-secondary education while incarcerated is challenging, confusing and ...

The Boston College Prison Education Program, already the largest higher education prison program in the state, is expanding to serve women incarcerated at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in ...

A Texas prison program uses Islamic mentorship to reduce recidivism.

A program launched in March 2024 allowed him to leave the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln and take classes at Southeast. After nearly two decades behind bars, Johnson finished his prison ...

Federal prison officials cost taxpayers millions of dollars and prematurely freed inmates through faulty enforcement of a criminal reform program, a federal probe found. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) ...

The United States has the largest prison population in the world. At present, over 2 million American adults are incarcerated in federal and state prisons. Aside from having the world's largest prison ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STRIVE graduate Melyna Rodriguez wipes a tear during the graduation ceremony inside the chapel at the Patrick O'Daniel Unit in ...

The governor's budget proposals include plans to save $2.1 billion through cuts in state prisons. Specifically, the revised budget would save $1.7 billion over the next two years by reducing the ...