California's Governor Pardons 65 Over Easter Weekend
Many drug offenders granted clemency
Prisons
New Zealand Private Prisons Outperforming Government-Run Prisons
Based on prison escapes, positive drug tests, and other measures
Afghan Authorities Now Running Bagram Prison
Was the last prison in Afghanistan still being administered by U.S. officials
Wrongfully Imprisoned for 23 Years, Man Suffers Heart Attack Two Days After Going Free
David Ranta was falsely accused of murdering a Brooklyn rabbi in 1990
Today Rand Paul and Pat Leahy Introduced a Bill to Fix Our Atrocious Federal Mandatory Minimum Laws
The bill isn't a panacea, but it is a long overdue step in the right direction.
Solitary Confinement a Fate Worse Than Death, Inmate Writes
William Blake's spent more than a quarter century in "administrative segregation"
New York Subjects Thousands of Prisoners to Solitary Confinement
The state's go-to disciplinary tool
Tech Firms and Private Prisons Both Trying to Influence Immigration Reform
Though not on the same page
Colorado Lawmakers Consider Mandatory Compensation for Wrongful Imprisonment
To the tune of $70,000 per year, plus health insurance, a state tuition waiver and reimbursement for legal fines and fees
Man Left in Solitary Confinement for 22 Months Given $15.5 million Settlement
Locked up for drunk driving
Eric Holder and Prison Guard Unions Agree: Sequestration Would Do Too Much Harm to the Prison Industrial Complex
Guards who will soon experience brief furloughs want to know, "Why aren't the inmates suffering more?"
American Lawmakers Meet American in Cuban Prison
Alan Gross is serving a 15-year sentence for illegally bringing communication equipment to the island
Prisoner X Hanged Himself After Interrogation in Israel
Ben Zygier worked for the Israeli intelligence agency
Report Recommends Repealing Federal Laws To Reduce Prison Population
There are a lot of damned laws
Jail Guard Gets 30 Months For Smuggling Contraband
He should have earned some goodwill, by now
Congressional Report Recommends Repealing Some Federal Criminal Statutes Amid Record-Breaking Prison Population
Prison population up 800 percent since 1980, nearly two-thirds for immigration, drug offenses
Calif. Inmate Lawsuits Cost State Hundreds of Millions
Governor challenges lawyers over legitimacy of cases
Reports of Mental Illness Among Prisoners Increasing
More than half of all inmates have some sort of mental issue
Court Upholds $5 Million Defamation Case Against Prison Union
Accused of ruining a man's name during a business dispute
Drug Offenders, Not Violent Criminals Fill up Federal Prisons
Federal prison population continues to grow
Punished for Being Innocent
Hardened criminals show a "lack of remorse"...and so do prisoners who didn't commit crimes at all.
Judge Denies Deferred Sentence for Pussy Riot Member
Asked to push back prison due to young son
CA Fights To Regain Control of Prison From the Feds
The one area where Jerry Brown doesn't like intrusive government
Italy Pressured to End Prison Overcrowding
The European Court of Human Rights has said the situation in Italian prisons is leading to human rights abuses
Lawsuit over Prisoner's Death in Sacramento County Jail
Allegations he was denied medical treatment while vomiting blood for more than 12 hours
Prison Officials Let Inmates Watch Sexually Explicit Videos
Despite objections from a female officer
Missouri Inmate Sues Over Newspaper Ban
Says his weekly newspaper was taken away because he wrote a letter to the editor
CA Eases Controls on Dangerous Prisoners, Sees Surge in Crime
Reforms were meant for low-risk inmates, but ...
More than 100 Federal Prisoners Could Be Freed Due to Faulty Gun Law Application
Confusion over what counted as a federal crime left many incorrectly behind bars
USA Today Reminds that One-Size-Fits-All Federal Gun Laws Put Innocent People Behind Bars
Just a simple question of what constitutes a felony causes problems
