Over the last two decades, the average length of stay for inmates in U.S. prisons has increased, costing taxpayers billions of dollars with little to … [Read more...]

After four decades of swelling prison populations and exorbitant costs to maintain such growth, state prison populations finally are decreasing and … [Read more...]

Prison Policy Initiative: ‘The Commission needs to hear from us that this is a critical next step’ Prisoners are able to make less expensive … [Read more...]

Ten counties in California, which account for 70 percent of the state’s jail population, have experienced an increase in jail violence due to … [Read more...]

Research suggests that incarcerated youth who receive visits, phone calls and letters have fewer behavior problems and perform better in school. The … [Read more...]

More than a year after the implementation of California’s Realignment plan (AB 109) to reduce the state’s once burgeoning prison population, a new … [Read more...]

The federal prison population has steadily increased in the last three decades, forcing taxpayers to spend billions of dollars, shifting funds away … [Read more...]