He is also right in stating that problems occur when convicts are released back into the community. At that point, however, re-conviction rates will show that prison clearly does not “work”.

The statistics are staggering but not surprising: 50% of people in state prisons have a substance use disorder. That’s half of everyone locked away—not ...

Albany was ground zero Tuesday for two groups on opposing sides of the state prison system. A large crowd of corrections officers and their supporters chanted loudly outside the capitol building.

I, Juanita Goebertus, declare the following under 28 U.S.C. § 1746, and state that ...

Built at a cost of more than $1 billion, an enormous new jail is empty more than two years after it was built – with millions spent on leaky ceilings and malfunctioning security.

If it doesn’t, the powder keg inside prisons could explode, leaving a wake of damage that could take years to repair, not to mention jeopardize the health and safety of many.

The fallout from the 22-day strike by state correction officers which ended Monday has put more than 300 people awaiting ...

Jacqui Felgate has uncovered an emerging problem with Victoria’s prisons, where hundreds of beds law empty becuase the ...

Justice reform advocates describe the crime crisis as "dire". The NT's prison population has reached a new high following its largest quarterly increase on record. "I can't imagine it getting any ...

But prison reform experts and those with experience at the facilities have long said that the solutions to these problems must go deeper than new buildings. "I'm very skeptical for many reasons ...