The Prison Policy Initiative has published data showing rising prison populations, disproportionate growth of women's ...

The Prison Policy Initiative has released data showing that incarceration rates in the US are rising again after a temporary ...

Gus Marks-Hamilton, of Farmington, representing the ACLU Smart Justice Campaign, chants and holds signs while participating in an in-car protest staged in front of the governor’s mansion in Hartford ...

COVID-19 and other infectious diseases spread rapidly in carceral facilities, which, in turn, fuel broader community infections. Decarceration is key for US public health, but its implementation ...

More than 50 years have passed since the U.S. prison population surged, and advocacy organizers nationwide have since united to challenge mass incarceration. The U.S. will need continued leadership ...

Criminal justice reforms have helped reduce incarceration rates while not increasing crime, yet Mississippi keeps on ...

Our country has the highest incarceration rate in the world: Americans account for around five per cent of the world’s population but nearly a quarter of its prisoners. This past week, the Senate ...

LOS ANGELES - A County reentry program is helping people leaving the justice system stay housed after they receive rental ...

The number of inmates over 60 years old has increased sixfold. It follows a trend of the prison population getting older.

What happened at the former House of Reformation for Colored Boys remained a horrifying secret for decades. Until now.