The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report about the BOP's inability to use funds efficiently, leading to more problems with the beleaguered agency.

Former inmates are appealing to Missouri lawmakers for changes in the prison system that would reward rehabilitation with the ...

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Ashley Elgin's husband was murdered at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex last year, just days from release. Now she's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two former inmates say the deadly riot at Washington State Prison was preventable, blaming chronic understaffing, unsafe conditions, and a lack of rehabilitation.