This article previously discussed the intolerable conditions in Texas prisons during the hot summer months. Texas is just one of many states that has allowed inmates...
Australia is now considering their first dedicated prison for the elderly. The prison-nursing home would be built in western Victoria. The state and federal prison systems...
This posting was originally titled in September, “Skilled Jailhouse Lawyer Is Now in Law School, Thanks to Bill and Melinda Gates.” It is the true story...
If you were ever an inmate, you would not have to read a report about correctional systems lack of compassion in releasing terminally ill inmates or...
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...
Inmates are now resorting to Yelp to voice their complaints about prisons and jails. Although prisons and jails have usually an administrative process for filing complaints,...
Debtor’s prisons thrive in the United States. On February 3, 2013, Prisonpath posted an article about “Tenants Imprisoned for Failure to Pay their Rent.” Many readers were...
The relationship between inmates and correctional officers is complicated by the various issues that arise from an artificial environment. When you enter a prison, you enter...
Sexual harassment and sexual violence has always been part of prison life for female inmates and male inmates. The sexual preying can come from the guards...
What do we do with teenagers who commit crimes? The North Carolina legislature is considering transferring the authority to try 13,14, and 15 year old children...