prison reform

I lost it. I was hysterical and crying, I felt like the world had just ended and I did not want to go on with life anymore.

Officials said having no juvenile females at the Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility is because of "years of work to replace handcuffs with healing."

Kenny Williams died June 12, 2019, after breast cancer spread to his bones. His family said he repeatedly asked for help with his health but was ignored.

"The people who suffer the most are, of course, the poor," said one public defender after a report showed just how many inmates remain in jail.

The decision, which applies even to those who were primarily convicted of a nonviolent offense, was made on Monday.

The far-right commentator described Kardashian, who has fought for prison reform, as "a waste of human DNA."

Publisher Human Rights Defense Center assists prisoners that are seeking legal redress for human rights violations they experience while incarcerated.

"Our future criminal justice system must be transformed," Adams said when announcing Louis Molina as the new commissioner of the Department of Correction.

Julius Jones could face execution this Thursday if Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt does not grant clemency.

Jamie Scott, who became famous for the conditions of her prison release and outrage associated with her initial sentencing, has died at age 49.

Greene said the U.S. government is "abusing", torturing and committing "human rights abuses" against the jailed rioters in D.C.

Many federal and state statutes insulate the prison-industrial complex. It will survive the death of the 13th Amendment loophole.

Institutional racism toward America's vast incarcerated population means prisons don't have emergency plans—not for natural disasters and not for pandemics. This neglect is killing Black and Brown Americans as we speak.

Conditions in jails and prisons are ripe for a devastating outbreak that will endanger all of us.

If you're a young American in prison, underwear will cost you $3.25 a pair and a bra, $13.50. A 25-minute video visit from your family costs $7.50. In some places, even reading an ebook will cost you—five cents per minute.

A group of former inmates at an Arizona prison say they were served meat labelled "not for human consumption," echoing several other claims made by prisoners allegedly served unfit meat in recent years.

Four large U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers could be shuttered under the new legislation.

The singer shared an image of the first lady and Canadian PM looking intimate in response to Trump's Twitter tirade.

Lawsuit claims Tyquine Lee deteriorated physically and mentally in solitary confinement at Virginia's Red Onion prison. His mother claims he would "would start to growl and bark like a dog."

Most recently, Krasner has exonerated Chester Hollman, Terrance Lewis and Johnny Berry. Collectively, the men spent nearly 74 years in prison for crimes they said they did not commit.

Meek Mill, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, had originally gone to jail in 2009 after being arrested on gun and drug charges.

As our formerly incarcerated neighbors re-enter society thanks to the First Step Act, here's what we all can do to help make their transition a success.

Ivanka Trump advocated for the Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act, which passed the House but was overshadowed by controversy over the border wall.

Within weeks of entering the White House, Kushner began expressing support for criminal justice reform.

Up until now, a candidate could justify voting against legislation that helped inmates because he didn't need their votes. A crucial state like Florida restoring the vote to 1.4 million ex-offenders changes the rules.

The president previously backed the plan but will reportedly wait until after the midterm elections.

In photos, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are seen smiling through the window of their home with Kim Kardashian West and her lawyer.

Kim Kardashian West is set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the potential pardon of several incarcerated individuals in the U.S., including great-grandmother Alice Marie Johnson.

"Jared Kushner, who I have spoken to, has been really working on criminal justice reform bills," Kardashian West said.

The population of incarcerated girls and women increased from roughly 26,500 in 1980 to 214,000 in 2016, according to one analysis.