Lawmakers and correctional leaders across the US are advancing reforms to reduce recidivism and improve prison conditions, with efforts including improving health and staff resources, increasing ...

Bureau of Justice Statistics issued its annual report about the state of the Bureau of Prisons since enactment of the First Step Act. Results show more work to be done.

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Kim Kardashian is backing Senator Cory Booker’s bill to pay incarcerated federal workers minimum wage, saying it’s “un-American” to pay firefighters just a few dollars a day.

Most Americans don’t know what it’s like inside the United States’ 1,664 state and federal prisons. 1 Yet even those who believe the primary purpose of incarceration is to deter crime or to inflict ...

On December 20, 2024, CLRP, along with ACLU-DC and Jenner & Block, filed a federal lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and its Director for incarcerating thousands of people longer than the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a long-sought package of prison reform bills into law Friday, calling it “landmark” legislation that would improve safety for staff and incarcerated people alike. But days ...

Opinion: The Trump administration is imposing unnecessary cruelty on incarcerated transgender people who have nowhere to go, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Kathy Hochul will not sign the Omnibus Prison Reform Package, she announced on Tuesday. It's just one of several important bills that remain on the governor's desk as the year ...

I went to federal prison for contempt of Congress. My detractors say I acted above the law. My supporters say I’m the poster child for a weaponized justice system. I won’t relitigate that here. What ...