Since Taking Office, Governor Hochul Has Issued a Total of 145 Grants of Clemency Governor Kathy Hochul today granted clemency in the form of a pardon to six individuals. This action recognizes people...

As a person incarcerated in Texas, I know that rotten food and poor medical care are not unique to Delaney Hall.

More than half of people incarcerated in the state’s prisons sleep in areas without air conditioning.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Second Mountain held a two-day leadership conference highlighting culture change inside maximum security prisons at Jefferson City Correctional Center. Second Mountain is a ...

On Tuesday, lawmakers on the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary agreed to put together a bill addressing Flock cameras for the next legislative session.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has made executive clemency decisions for 34 people in the state.

Advocates say delays in Minnesota’s medical release process are keeping terminally ill people behind bars.

The Michigan House voted on Tuesday for a legislative plan aimed at safety and transparency in the state's prisons after multiple inmate deaths, Michigan House Republicans said.

Without air conditioning, many of Alabama’s imprisoned residents suffer in the summer swelter. Their loved ones on the outside suffer, too.

These laws allow full and adequate consideration of abuse and the role it can play in offenses.

Just days after being booked into the Hamilton County Jail on drug charges, both Tiffany Sneed and Colin Shannon suffered medical emergencies behind bars and died in a hospital.

Incarcerated people share how they get ready for visits, and what they want their loved ones to know before walking through the doors.

Recently, we shared the news about the Supreme Court's ruling in Ru...

Former Missouri corrections director Anne Precythe says rebuilding the department started with listening to employees, strengthening supervision and putting the right leaders in place

Advocates say extreme heat in Texas prisons endangers inmates as a ...

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Matthew Charles: President Donald Trump has the power to save 13 men who face prison again August 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The legal foundation for a dozen people's reduced sentences is gone and they could go back to prison to complete much longer sentences.

A Supreme Court ruling in May created a nightmare scenario for about a dozen former inmates, who will likely be locked up again unless the president intervenes, writes P.G. Sittenfeld.

Letters from two Texas prisons describe headaches, exhaustion and attempts to escape the heat as a federal court battle over prison AC continues.

In the three weeks since the deadline for a legislative felony murder fix passed, district attorneys around the state have started grappling with how to proceed with resentencing.

After touring La Tuna federal prison, Rep. Veronica Escobar says it needs infrastructure upgrades but sees no evidence it should be closed, warning a shutdown would unnecessarily disrupt inmates and e...

Guidance from criminal justice policy organizations recommends video as a supplement to in-person visitation, not a replacement.

CJ Jones’ dad had endless questions about the outside world. So the techie built a digital tool to help answer them — and deepen their relationship.

Last month, Governor Abigail Spanberger held a press conference to announce formation of a committee to advise the Department of Corrections on how to improve our prisons. Members will include reform advocates, religious leaders, experts on healthcare and public safety. Some former inmates will also...

Half of the terminally ill inmates deemed eligible for compassionate release died while their cases were still in court.

Many of the people in state correctional institutions for second-degree murder with life sentences may have their first real hope for freedom.

The 18-person cohort will comprise formerly incarcerated people and their family members, corrections and probation officers, representatives from criminal justice reform organizations and faith-based organizations that work in prisons.

The number of people impacted by incarceration is larger than most realize. Forty-five percent of the national population has had an immediate family member who was incarcerated. There are over 50,000 incarcerated people in New York State, and their experiences in jail or prison touch the lives of a...

A landmark state Supreme Court ruling earlier this year has thrust more than 1,100 incarcerated Pennsylvanians into the political spotlight: men and women who played various roles in the death of another, whether they were the getaway driver for a robbery gone wrong or the person who fired the gun.

The facility was still on lockdown Thursday afternoon while the investigation of Wednesday's incident proceeds.