This report for the Urban Institute’s Prison Research and Innovation Initiative (PRII) documents the challenges and opportunities in improving prison living …

As the Trump administration ramps up deportations, the facilities that ICE uses to detain people are reaching their max capacity. Plus how did private for-profit prisons become such a big part of ICE ...

A new report tries to capture the true cost of incarceration to families of people behind bars. It found it costs them around $350 billion every year — almost four times the government's estimate for ...

Josh Smith’s first experience with federal prison was not running a prison, but being incarcerated in one. Now he's slated to become the Deputy Director of BOP.

Although corrections is one of my primary scholarly research areas, I’ve never been entirely comfortable with the term. And yet, I still use it. So, what do most scholars, practitioners, and journalis...

The Trump’s administration’s cuts come after the field of gun violence research saw renewed federal support during the Biden era.

The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why

As private food providers' contracts grow, the meager and moldy portions behind bars have forced some people to eat toothpaste and toilet paper.

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The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why

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Recruitment and retention pay that has been used to address severe staff shortages at federal prisons across the country is being cut, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.

The Bureau of Prisons had a retention bonus to keep workers on the job as the agency was losing employees. Now, the retention bonus has become another casualty of DOGE.

In this study, we investigated the extent to which law enforcement efforts predicted drug and other kinds of illicit yield in search warrant execution…

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The financial and emotional toll borne by mothers whose adult children have experienced incarceration is often overlooked but can exacerbate financial burdens, especially for Black mothers, according ...

Historically high deaths, contraband infiltration and costly litigation are cited as issues plaguing Missouri prisons.

Prisons across the country are struggling to find nursing home placements for sick prisoners after granting them parole. In New York, some inmates are suing for release.

A bill would outlaw the use of restraints in the third trimester, during labor and for the first 48 hours postpartum “except in extraordinary circumstances.”

Despite violent crime rates falling since 2021, community violence remains a critical national issue. Three recommendations can help create a future without violence by elevating community insights.

A brief post on conflicts between the NCRP and NPS over prison admissions–a challenge for those doing empirical work on prisons, and a broader warning about the pitfalls in our criminal legal…

The PBI summaries provide readers with key information about important research and case law in the plea bargaining field.

As state legislatures convene in the coming weeks, many lawmakers are focusing on a key criminal justice issue for prisons and jails: more oversight.

For one hour Friday morning, Rep. Eric Murphy, R-Grand Forks, was “Chelsea” — a formerly incarcerated woman trying to make ends meet on $320 a week. He had to use his resources wisely to put food on t...

The prison population has been creeping back upward. New laws in some states instituting harsher punishments threaten to further fill prisons, many of which are already understaffed and overcrowded.

The Los Angeles-based Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to ending mass incarceration, started a fundraiser on Friday to support the fire crews of California’s prisons.