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An employee at a Washington state prison tested positive for coronavirus. Prisoners fear they’re next. Monroe Correctional Complex  March 21, 2020 By Jessica Schulberg - Huffington Post At around 2 a.m. on March 13, Atif Rafay was startled a...

Conjugal visits still allowed March 12, 2020 SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has suspended prison visiting “until further notice” across the state over fears about COVID-19, the agency announced Wednesday. Prison visits sta...

February 25,  By Chanelle Bessette - NerdWallet People who have been recently released from prison often face unique challenges when reintegrating back into society, including when it comes to finances. Just opening a checking or savings account can be difficult if you’re un...

Rappers Jay-Z and Yo Gotti are behind a second lawsuit targeting Mississippi prisons February 27, 2020 By Christina Maxouris and Jamiel Lynch - CNN Rappers Yo Gotti and Jay-Z filed a second lawsuit this week against the Mississippi Department of Correc...

The closures are expected in the coming months, as the state faces dangerous understaffing in its prisons. BY Jolie McCullough - FEB. 20, 2020 Following a declining inmate population and dangerous understaffing in Texas prisons, the state is closing two of its mo...

Tyronne Johnson was featured in a 2013 ProPublica investigation that showed how a prosecutor kept jurors from hearing evidence that may have helped him beat a murder charge. He was granted parole this week and credits the story with helping him. by Joaquin Sapien - ProPubli...

February 24, 2020 By Taryn Ryder - Yahoo! Entertainment New York, NY - Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on two of five possible counts: criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. He was found not guilty, though, of the most serious char...

February 18, 2020 President Donald Trump issued a spree of clemency decisions Tuesday for high-profile figures -- most notably commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat who was convicted for attempting to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat when he w...

February 17, 2020 By Marissa Armas JEMEZ SPRINGS, NM — A second chance for those who want to pick up a saw and put on some boots. "It's not just about us, we want to open the doors for other ex-inmates that are coming out," said Lawrence Jara...