Depending on how long a person is in jail and the conditions under which they receive Social Security benefits, those ...

When people hear that I teach sociology in a maximum-security prison, they often ask if I’m afraid. Then they assume I enter the prison, share knowledge and transform incarcerated students. That’s not ...

Over 130 groups have signed on to a letter shared with City & State to state leaders urging an expansive use of clemency to help reduce the state’s prison population amid concerns about the safety of ...

American prisons are fast becoming the world’s worst nursing homes, increasingly filled with aging criminals who can barely walk, let alone commit another crime. The idea that we should lock up people ...

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Thousands of people arrested each year in Texas are dealing with mental health issues. Some conditions can be treated with medicine, while others require hospitalization. But the I-Team found that in ...

NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union and the Prison and Jail Innovation Lab at the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs released Trapped in Time: The Silent Crisis of Elderly ...

Content warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and self-harm. When Alexandra first arrived at a Washington prison nearly a decade ago, she’d already made up her mind to come out as ...

This story is part of a collaborative initiative of independent local news outlets working towards a more informed and engaged Central Florida. It was originally published by WKMG/ClickOrlando.com The ...