The complaints are familiar; the overcrowded prison system is breaking down. There are three main causes for the dangerously overcrowded prisons: stricter sentencing by judges (especially...
There are constant moans, groans, and outcry in the United States about the high recidivism rate for released inmates. American society does not connect the lack...
Children of Incarcerated Parents The Sunday Morning show had a story about Sesame Street helping the children of the incarcerated. The United States has the largest...
Prison Alternatives: Drug Treatment Programs There are common sense alternatives to prison for many inmates who are now incarcerated in the United States. The United States...
There are ads for criminal lawyers on buses, taxis, in newspapers, and on the internet. Your husband has been arrested and is locked up in the...
Education in Prison: Why Educating Inmates is good for Recidivism Although recognized that educated inmates have a greater chance of succeeding upon release, the public and...
The following rules and requirements are from the New York State Department of Correction’s web site. Although visitation rules and restrictions vary from state to state...
The outcry against the telephone companies that control the state prison phone industry is now focused on the county jail phone industry. In both cases, the...
There are many stories about Amanda Knox on the internet. Prisonpath discussed her Italian prison life last month. Now we are watching her television interviews and...
It is recognized that many prisons in the United States are overcrowded and do not rehabilitate inmates. The use of mandatory minimum prison sentences for nonviolent...