That blueprint, titled “A Moment of Reckoning”, was outlined in a virtual press conference on Thursday. The blueprint calls for an end to prolonged solitary confinement, a pathway for release for ...

Despite Maryland's progressive reputation, the disparities in its criminal justice system are among the worst in the country.

The legislature rejected Hochul’s central public safety policy priorities while embracing proposals to increase prison ...

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El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has offered to house in Salvadoran prisons U.S.-deported immigrants of any nationality ...

The family and friends of Robert Brooks, a man killed by prison guards in New York State, will gather at a town hall this Saturday to demand justice and an end to what organizers call “modern-day ...

The New York State Assembly and Senate responded to Governor Hochul's FY2026 Executive Budget proposal on Tuesday, unveiling ...

A bill named after Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman aims to increase penalties for felony accessory to murder, following the ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine highlighted the state’s economic growth, workforce challenges, and future education policies during his 2025 State of the State address.

By devaluing incarcerated labor, prisons devalue all labor. Prisons are fundamentally anti-labor institutions, and guards’ ...

Maryland's prison system faces racial disparities and injustice. The Second Look Act could offer a remedy, but it's being ...