The public and our legislators are not sympathetic to inmates. The majority of Americans are reluctant to spend any money on individuals who have committed crimes....
What really happens to a paroled inmate on his first day outside of prison. In the typical prison movie or television show, a car is waiting...
The national recidivism rate for inmates over 65 is 4%. By comparison, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, About two-thirds (67.8%) of released prisoners were arrested...
Execution Chamber UPDATED March 4, 2015 Kelly Gissendar was scheduled Monday night for execution in Georgia. Gissendar’s execution was postponed for the second time because of...
Diane Sawyer’s special on February 27th examined the fastest growing group of the largest prison population in the world–Women. The United States has almost 2.3 million...
The United States has terminated the contract with the private company that managed the CI Willacy County prison. In February, The U.S. Bureau of Prisons...
Civil rights lawyers have filed a lawsuit alleging that Ferguson imprisoned Americans when they were unable to pay fines for traffic tickets and other minor offenses....
The South Carolina Department of Corrections has imposed the most extensive and harshest use of solitary confinement as a punishment for inmates using Facebook. The...
During the last fifteen years, only twenty one states have enacted regulations restricting shackling during labor and post-delivery recuperation. The American Medical Association in a...
The American Civil Liberties Union issued a report in 2013 about elderly inmates. The elderly inmate population has increased 1300 percent since the early 1980’s. The...