An aerial view of San Quentin State Prison ... population of prisoners nationwide has actually increased by nearly 25,000 people, or just over 2 percent per year, California had the third-largest ...

Juvenile Justice boarders confined in state-run prisons. Each prison’s total capacity and occupancy also came from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. If you’re one of ...

In California’s Central Valley sits a 640-acre prison, which is home to more than 2,000 women, nonbinary, and transgender people. It’s the largest ... 4% of the state’s prison population.

The Idaho State Correctional Center, south of Boise, houses the state’s largest prison population. Since Dec. 17, it has been operating with limited hot water supplies, including none over the ...

During the war on drugs, the incarcerated population of Mississippi skyrocketed, becoming one of the largest prison populations in the country, even as crime rates fell within the state.