Lawmakers in Arizona prioritize funding for prison oversight and criminal justice reform, with a focus on improving ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. President Donald Trump is in the process of making significant ...

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 ...

ALBANY - For Robert Brooks Jr., the murder of his father last year at the hands of multiple correction officers at Marcy Correctional Facility has transformed his life and put him on a path to be a ...

Commentary Prison Guard Murder Conviction Highlights Need for Large-Scale Reform In response to the Oct. 20 verdict finding a state corrections officer guilty of murder and other related incidents, ...

Two former inmates say the deadly riot at Washington State Prison was preventable, blaming chronic understaffing, unsafe ...

(Special to The Root) — After more than 10 years of advocacy, the Federal Communications Commission is finally going to take a stand on the predatory phone rates charged to the families of prisoners.

SAN FRANCISCO -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday afternoon to reform California's inmate firefighter program. "Inmates who have stood on the frontlines battling historic fires should ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A local grassroots organization, Center for Community Alternatives, is advocating for the passage of three prison reform bills aimed at protecting inmates. “The first bill is the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Some Oklahoma lawmakers and a group against the state’s death penalty met Tuesday to ask for clemency for Kendrick Simpson. He’s the next death row inmate scheduled to be ...

The executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections is resigning, a move that some advocates for prison reform say is long overdue. Steven Harpe is leaving to return to the private sector ...