The House and Senate approved a pair of bills to purchase the state's last private prison outright for $312 million.

Virginia leads with a 10.5 percent decrease in its prison population, reducing the number from 30,357 to 27,162 inmates. This reduction includes 402 fewer women and 2,793 fewer men in prison.

New York City, where over 40 percent of state residents live, has disproportionately contributed to the state’s reduction in drug imprisonments — and to its decreasing prison population overall.

Plus, Montana's prison population is increasing at a rate faster ... government increased its tax incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. If Denbury Snowy River Project reaches ...

A spokesman said “a number of actions” were being considered and that a range of measures were already being taken to “support a sustainable reduction in the prison population”.

Three bills signed into law during the final work week of the Arkansas 95th General Assembly intend to lower the rate of felons re-offending after being released from prison. House Bill 1931 and ...

The DOC cited a statewide low prison population, declining recidivism ... in programming that promotes rehabilitation and recidivism reduction,” Governor Maura Healey said.

The bill is a rare prison accountability measure to receive ... As CoreCivic is paid according to its daily inmate population, the 10% reduction would immediately affect its profit margins in ...

Even though women are the fastest-growing segment of the prison population, no agency tracks vital statistics ... Failure to report would result in a 10% reduction in federal funding. Ossoff’s inquiry ...