Nebraska has the country’s most or second most overcrowded prison system, depending on who you ask. Inspector General of the ...

To appeal his conviction for burglary and related charges, James Bishop needed the legal papers a Jefferson County court clerk had mailed him in prison. But mailroom staff at Ohio’s Noble Correctional ...

When drug tested upon arrest for minor offenses, the addicts would end up with felonies, which have greater impacts on their ...

Weinstock said she understands where Dawson is coming from, noting that most jail and prison employees do want to mitigate ...

The number of prisoners in Oregon who saw an off-site medical specialist swelled to about 1,600 in August as the state ...

Beth Schwartzapfel is an investigative reporter covering the criminal justice system with The Marshall Project. She joined ...

The second trial for former correctional officer Darrell Smith ended in a mistrial, with the federal government considering ...

Experts discuss the threats coronavirus outbreaks in prison pose for the country Some inmates at Alabama state prison facilities asking for help amid the novel coronavirus pandemic highlighted what ...

A new documentary that uses video footage from inmates inside the Alabama Department of Corrections will be premiering on HBO ...

Kimball Art Center Executive Director Aldy Milliken and Carly Fischer, Deputy Director of the Center for Art and Advocacy, ...

State Rep. Mike Derby says South Dakota should be looking to its northern counterpart for ideas on the state’s prison system.