Mandami entrusted Richards to take over the city's big jails in hopes of introducing safety and reform.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. President Donald Trump is in the process of making significant ...

Prison reform can help many inmates prepare for life outside prison instead of just punishing them. The approach allows them to learn new skills and ways to cope with life's ups and downs. Reform can ...

Two former inmates say the deadly riot at Washington State Prison was preventable, blaming chronic understaffing, unsafe conditions, and a lack of rehabilitation.

DeVinche AlBritton, a Virginia inmate claiming innocence, launches an independent bid for Congress, spotlighting criminal ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Some Oklahoma lawmakers and a group against the state’s death penalty met Tuesday to ask for clemency for Kendrick Simpson. He’s the next death row inmate scheduled to be ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday afternoon to reform California's inmate firefighter program. "Inmates who have stood on the frontlines battling historic fires should ...

(Special to The Root) — After more than 10 years of advocacy, the Federal Communications Commission is finally going to take a stand on the predatory phone rates charged to the families of prisoners.

Former inmates are appealing to Missouri lawmakers for changes in the prison system that would reward rehabilitation with the ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A local grassroots organization, Center for Community Alternatives, is advocating for the passage of three prison reform bills aimed at protecting inmates. “The first bill is the ...

In the aftermath of these high-profile killings, some police officers, district attorneys and politicians were quick to use them as examples to show that criminal justice reform had let dangerous ...