May 28—ALBANY — There are less than two weeks of voting days left for this year's state legislative session, and a push to pass a package of prison reform bills could end with little progress as the ...
The prison system across the United States is being scrutinized for issues such as overcrowding, understaffing, and poor ...
Professors and activists will discuss prison reform and inmate quality of life issues during a panel in Auburn next month. Members of the public can attend the free event on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 1 to ...
Most of the inmates in North Carolina's state prisons are there for the most serious types of felony convictions — the type of convictions given to violent criminals, sex offenders and big-time drug ...
A DIVERSE GROUP of organizations working toward prison reform came together for a discussion about building coalitions, power ...
WATERLOO | About a dozen Cedar Valley pastors banded together with more than 100 other religious leaders across the state to lobby U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to bring up prison sentencing ...
A watchdog that investigates the fair and humane treatment of federal prisoners is leaving his post two years early after becoming exasperated with what he says is the government’s unwillingness to ...