California’s 35 prisons and four juvenile facilities will no longer accept new intakes, at...
prison reform
Coronavirus Puts Prisons in Tight Spot Amid Staff Shortages, Threats of Lockdown
There is no such thing as teleworking for a correctional officer tasked with guarding inmates.
No need to wait for pandemics: The public health case for criminal justice reform
Five examples of policies that could slow the spread of a viral pandemic in prisons and jails - and...
Across the Nation, States Fail to Meet Pregnant Women’s Health Needs in Prisons
A 50-state survey by the Prison Policy Initiative reveals a dearth of state laws designed to...
At the Current Rate, Cutting the U.S. Prison Population by 50 Percent Would Take 72 Years, Report Says
From 1972, the nation’s prison population exploded, growing 700 percent until it peaked in...
Momentum Grows in Congress to Expand Access to Quality Postsecondary Education for People in Prison
Twenty-five years ago, the massive Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which...