Women in Prison Paying for Their Periods In 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons issued a memo...
Prison Policy
Federal Bureau of Prisons Dumps Controversial Policy Restricting Books, Emails, and Letters for Inmates
On Thursday, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons rolled back a policy deemed by many to be “a...
California: a National Model for Higher Education Behind Bars
California leads the nation in providing college education to currently and formerly incarcerated...
Bill Would Give FCC Power to Cap Outrageous Intrastate Calls Between Inmates and Their Families
In 2013 and 2015, the Federal Communications Commission placed caps on how much companies can...
LA County Supes Seek to Protect Inmates from Sexual Assault By Staffing New PREA Compliance Units
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to explore funding...
People are Spending More Time Behind Bars, Thanks to “Tough-on-Crime” Policies, Especially for Violent Crimes
An Urban Institute report released this month makes the case for reforming sentencing and parole...