A new prison oversight pilot program is launching at possibly four state prisons replacing legislation that sparked emotional ...

An Alabama pastor is working to extend the Oscar buzz and attention from a documentary into meaningful reform behind prison walls across the state. Kenneth Sharpton Glasgow, an activist based in ...

“This echoes the kinds of policy changes and the renaissance in efforts to improve prison conditions and to make access to ...

Prison reform can help many inmates prepare for life outside prison instead of just punishing them. The approach allows them to learn new skills and ways to cope with life's ups and downs. Reform can ...

The First Step Act is changing the way that federal prison systems treat prisoners. It increases opportunities for rehabilitation, shortens sentences, and enhances prisoners' rights. The law is a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois' devastated finances and well-known government dysfunction is claiming another victim: The legally-mandated launch of a promising prison reform program designed to ...

The two of us have spent a good chunk of our lives on opposite sides of prison bars. One of us worked for 16 years in the federal Bureau of Prisons, including a stretch as acting director during the ...

I went to federal prison for contempt of Congress. My detractors say I acted above the law. My supporters say I’m the poster child for a weaponized justice system. I won’t relitigate that here. What ...

The nonprofit is holding its sixth annual conference this Friday and Saturday Credit: DECARCERATE DecARcerate, a nonprofit that works on prison and criminal justice reform in Arkansas, will host its ...