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

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 ...

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) says its Stillwater prison will be undergoing a ... and honest with staff and the incarcerated population throughout the implementation.” ...

The prison population in England and Wales stands at ... “To achieve this, the panel will have to recommend a reduction in the length of some custodial sentences and an expansion of prison ...

The budget proposal, which was revised in May, also includes a reduction of $700 million ... The administration projects that the prison population will resume its long-term decline after 2025-26 ...

The prison population is soaring and we cannot build ... The Gauke review also recommends a reduction in short prison sentences. Offenders who receive these short stays in prison are far too ...

Lawmakers must act swiftly to put an end to these flawed contracting practices and invest in public defense systems.

Newsom has already approved the closure of three prisons since 2019. The state's prison population has declined over the years, even after voters last year passed a tough-on-crime ballot measure ...

The prison population stands at 88,103, just 418 below the record high of 88,521, which was reached on September 6 last year. The latest figure is the highest since the peak, which was recorded ...

The prison population stands at 88,103, just 418 below the record high of 88,521, which was reached on September 6 last year. The latest figure is the highest since the peak, which was recorded just ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Corrections has released new data this week showing sharp declines in our state’s prison population. The department says helping ...