Women are the fastest growing incarcerated population in the U.S. Just four percent of the world’s female population lives in this country, yet nearly one-third of all the female prisoners in the ...

The award-winning country star opens up about his criminal history and the amends he'd like to make Jade Gomez is a Digital Music Writer at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has been featured in PAPER ...

For years, organizers in Philadelphia encouraged the formerly incarcerated to vote for criminal justice reforms. They notched successes that included the election and reelection of District ...

Those incarcerated live with the consequences of criminal justice policies every day. The candidates’ policies and pasts loom large as those behind bars consider who they would vote for if they ...

November’s election — the first to feature a prominent candidate with a slew of felony convictions — comes at an inflection point in the voting rights landscape for the formerly incarcerated. Roughly ...

Though they represent only 10% of the nation’s overall prison population, female incarceration rates have jumped from about 26,000 in 1980 to nearly 200,000 today.

The number of incarcerated people surveyed in each of those elections – 2020, 2022 and 2024 – grew, but hasn't been weighted ...

The California prison used to house some of the state’s most violent criminals, but has become more known lately for creative pursuits. By Heather Knight Reporting from San Quentin, Calif.

In a new episode of Voices of Student Success, hear about a recently launched college bridge program that improves college readiness for students enrolled in higher education programs in prison. While ...

That’s critically important. But one extremely vulnerable group is unlikely to benefit: incarcerated mothers and their babies. We have decades of experience working with incarcerated mothers ...

The award-winning country star opens up about his criminal history and the amends he'd like to make Award-winning country ...

Those incarcerated live with the consequences of criminal justice policies every day. The candidates’ policies and pasts loom large as those behind bars consider who they would vote for if they could, ...