Two state agencies are being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union requiring that they speed up transfer of mentally incompetent inmates from … [Read more...]

Putting ex-felons in county jails for using drugs while on supervised release is in violation of Proposition 36, a state court has ruled. The decision … [Read more...]

Some federal prison inmates are criticizing the director of the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for recent congressional testimony, according to VICE … [Read more...]

A 2014 report published by the Hamilton Project disclosed how certain demographic groups are still committing criminal acts while other races are more … [Read more...]

Fewer of California’s ex-felons are returning to prison, but they are still committing new crime at a steady rate compared with previous years, an … [Read more...]

Poor people have a higher rate of victimization not causing death, according to a federal report. “Persons living in poor households at or below the … [Read more...]

Conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute held a forum to address criminal justice reform on Sept. 9. Topics included prison reduction, … [Read more...]

An elected group of inmates compose the Men’s Advisory Council, given the job of protecting the rights of fellow prisoners. The council, best known as … [Read more...]