Supporters of voting rights for ex-felons march in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in early November, ahead of their successful effort to amend the state constitution. (Steve Bousquet/Tampa Bay Times) By Lori Rozsa - Washington Post January 5 SARASOTA — One of the la...
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Inmates hailed as heroes for helping supervisor who fell ill, collapsed on roadside. The inmates grabbed James Smith's cell phone after he fell into a ditch, called 911 and waited until law enforcement and EMS arrived January 5, 2019 ELIZABETHTOWN, NC ...
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Prison fight kills sex ring leader, hurts 2nd defendant January 3, 2019 By Robert Snell and Cherles Ramirez - Detroit News Milan, MI — Christian Maire, the mastermind of an international child exploitation ring, was killed and a second defendant injur...
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The federal correctional complex in Coleman, FL., where hundreds of female staff members said they were abused by male inmates and colleagues. A congressional report released this week found that misconduct is largely tolerated in federal prisons. By Timothy Williams &...
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Anthony Gay outside his cousin's barbershop Nov. 11, 2018, in Rock Island. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) January 2, 2019 By Jeff Coen and Stacy St. Clair - Chicago Tribune With his mental state deteriorating as he sat in the crushing iso...
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The Moral Horror of America’s Prisons Congress isn’t doing enough to fix the current U.S. penal system, which is a failure of historic proportions. December 28, 2018 By Tyler Cowen - Opinion Now that President Donald Trump has signed a bipartisan crimin...
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Crystal Lansdale carrying concrete blocks during a practice at a TRAC workshop in the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, Wash. December 25, 2018 By Cheryl Corley - NPR The inside of one of the buildings at Washington Corrections Cen...
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December 19, 2018 Washington — The Senate voted 87-12 to approve a bipartisan criminal justice bill supported by President Trump on Tuesday evening. The House previously passed a version of the First Step Act, and now has to pass the Senate's version before the bill can go ...
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Trump's longtime lawyer gets 36 months in Otisville federal prison (camp) Michael Cohen, right, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, accompanied by his children and wife, arrive at federal court for his sentencing in New York, Dec. 12, 2018. December 12, 2018&...