I am writing this after a rough few weeks for the Government on prisons. My colleagues at the Howard League and I have done ...

The new justice minister on Thursday promised action to tackle overcrowding at the central prisons complex, but said that building a new facility from scratch was not currently in the ...

America’s prisons, like many of our public schools, reflect our country’s most shameful and profound failings. This week the U.S. Supreme Court takes on one aspect of our nation’s love affair with ...

California’s prisons are unconstitutionally overcrowded, and a federal judge has seized control of medical care. Governor Schwarzenegger and Democrats have agreed to spend $7 billion on improvements, ...

The government plans to further expand the use of parole starting next year to address overcrowding at correctional ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Nebraska has the country’s most or second most overcrowded prison system, depending on who you ask. Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System Doug ...

Overcrowded Nebraska prisons force some inmates to share cells that were designed for just one person. Experts say this can exacerbate or cause mental health problems. The Nebraska Department of ...

Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a ...

Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says changes to bail laws and greater use of alternative sentencing are key to reducing the number of people stuck in prison awaiting trial.