The United States Attorney General urged the nation’s governors to help released prisoners obtain state-issued identification – one part of a … [Read more...]

Celebrity rapper and record producer Busta Rhymes calls prison reform his passion and advocates against mandatory minimum sentencing laws. “The … [Read more...]

Private prisons and corrections-based organizations are securing millions of dollars in tax breaks, according to Mike Ludwig, reporter for … [Read more...]

The July/August issue of Mother Jones (MJ) magazine portrays Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) in great detail. The nation’s second-largest … [Read more...]

Once a jailhouse lawyer, Keith Chandler earned a law degree on May 16 from Lincoln Law School. Chandler was incarcerated for 21 years. He was … [Read more...]

The cost of collect telephone calls made from jails and prisons is on the rise, in spite of a recent rate cap imposed by the Federal Communications … [Read more...]

Two Texas detention prison-like facilities are holding immigrant families, including children, according to The Christian Science Monitor. The Karnes … [Read more...]

A recent study shows Restorative Justice (RJ) is a more effective way of dealing with crime than penal punishments, even to the people harmed. “To me … [Read more...]