Incarcerated Mainers can get college degrees, earn wages through remote work and vote. There’s universal access to medication for opioid use disorder in the state’s prisons, along with mental health ...

A public defender, victim’s advocate and former inmate are part of an effort to improve Missouri’s parole system. The rules haven't been updated since 2017, and advocates say the burdens placed on ...

A lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas alleges that the state's parole revocation proceedings are unconstitutional, denying inmates their right to due ...

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In June of this year the CDOC reported nearly 10,000 convicted felons are now out on parole. More than 1,000 are on abscond status across the state, meaning they are no longer meeting their ...

LITTLE ROCK — New policies designed to improve the process for deciding when to release parolees from custody are a step in the right direction but other major changes might be needed, some lawmakers ...

A person in New Hampshire who violates the conditions of their parole is very often referred to by the New Hampshire Department of Corrections (DOC) as a “Community Failure.” For those seeking prison ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s tough-on-crime laws are driving an $82 million surge in prison spending, as longer sentences increase incarceration and health care costs.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Correction officers aren’t the only ones who work in state prisons. So do teachers and nurses, among others. PEF, the Public Employees Federation, represents roughly 5,000 ...

Two years after Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers voted to lengthen dozens of prison sentences for criminal convictions, ...