Wisconsin Books to Prisoners was formed in the fall of 2006 and has delivered more than 70,000 books to the state's inmates.

Zumkehr said that the most recent lockdown was due in part to an uptick in inmate overdoses, with roughly one inmate overdose ...

One in every 100 people in Louisiana, the state New Orleans calls home, is incarcerated. Doing time. Calling a concrete cell ...

THE hand-wringing associated with the current prison occupancy would be laughable if it wasn’t so serious. The reason the UK incarcerates a higher proportion of its population that most other European ...

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Federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into two California women's prisons following allegations that staff ...

California must ensure that the people it incarcerates are reasonably protected from sexual abuse," she said. S.C. high court rules Freddie Owens' execution can proceed despite new affidavit Sept.

Formerly incarcerated women filed lawsuits against California state prisons for failing to protect them from sexual assault by prison officers.

A federal civil rights investigation is underway after several lawsuits alleged that incarcerated women were being sexually ...

California must ensure that the people it incarcerates are housed in conditions that protect them from sexual abuse. This investigation will determine whether California is meeting its ...

California must ensure that the people it incarcerates are housed in conditions that protect them from sexual abuse. “Correctional staff at both facilities reportedly sought sexual favors in ...