But instead of helping us, this system “disappears” us. These bills would create real pathways home and build safer, more humane conditions for everyone inside our prisons. Two weeks before my ...

Brooks, who died after being severely beaten by correction officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in December, could spur an overhaul of the state’s prison system by the state Legislature.

Advocates say deactivating the prisons ... solve the system’s long-term staffing challenges, which he says are driven by deeper problems. For instance, he said, changing prison management ...

The crisis in Ecuador’s prisons has escaped the confines of the penitentiary system to sow violence, corruption, and chaos around the country. The political assassinations, terrorist-style attacks, ...

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Men's prisons in England and Wales could run out of space later this year, the government has warned, as it announced three new jails costing a total of £4.7bn will be built starting this year.

However, he claimed the system was impractical, requiring maximum points for over three years, and was instead used to manipulate and torture prisoners psychologically. He alleged that prison ...

With a 30% vacancy rate, Nottoway is likely low on the prison system’s list of priorities. Like Sussex State Prison, Greensville Correctional Center has a 50% vacancy rate. And Lawrenceville ...

Troubled Parc Prison could be expanded to house hundreds more inmates and employ over 100 more staff. The news comes just months after a damning report into the Bridgend's prison found a failure ...

The review also proposed a system where offenders can earn earlier release through good behaviour and compliance with prison rules, and said custodial sentences of less than a year should only be ...