Vermont inmates sue over new risk containment rules - Valley News

Vermont's risk containment policy allows officials to hold inmates past minimum sentences, sparking legal challenges.

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Mich. prison faces wave of assaults, fights and overdoses, union says

State corrections officials acknowledge operational challenges while outlining investments in staffing and higher security housing at Marquette Branch Prison

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Lawmakers consider whether to bring parole back in Maine

The state senate majority office today said that Senator Rachel Tal...

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The Hidden Cost Of Cutting Off Email For People In Federal Prison

Those with sex offenses in the Bureau of Prisons are often ostracized. Even the BOP's own policies sometimes discriminate. Email is one of them and it needs to stop.

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Voices for a Second Chance: Returning citizens demand investment in re-entry, not incarceration

As GOP lawmakers push "tough-on-crime" policies in Washington, D.C., re-entry advocates argue these backward measures will only increase recidivism, not prevent it.

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Texas Prisoners Are Baking to Death. The State Keeps Saying No to AC.

A 90-year-old with hypertension could still fail to qualify for a bed with AC.

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Arizona prisons chief seeks inmate healthcare takeover delay

Learn about the ongoing legal battle and challenges facing Arizona's state prison system in addressing inadequate health care for inmates, as a federal judge considers appointing a receiver to oversee necessary reforms.

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Colorado gave some prisoners earned time off their sentences. Then the state took it back

Discovery of a ‘clerical error’ and confusion around parole eligibility resulted in the addition of years behind bars.

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Families Told The Joint Prison Oversight Committee That Reporting Guard Misconduct Leads To Public Announcements And Retaliation

At a Statehouse hearing this week, family members described unexplained deaths, mislabeled causes of death, and guards publicly announcing complaints in dorms, which led to retaliation against inmates.

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America’s Crisis of “Death by Incarceration”

The US prison population is aging rapidly, and incarcerated seniors are not getting the care they need.

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The second-degree sentencing deadline has passed. What happens now?

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly described the House bill’s maximum sentence for second-degree murder. HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania General Assembly has missed the de…

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A Department of Corrections policy is quietly reshaping how long people are incarcerated in Vermont - VTDigger

The department said the policy is about protecting public safety. Advocates have raised concerns.

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The second-degree sentencing deadline has passed. What happens now?

The Supreme Court ruling does not apply yet to those already serving prison time for the crime.

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Lawmakers question lack of prison health care report

After reports and allegations of lack of health care for inmates in Mississippi, lawmakers passed a law calling for a review of the prison system's medical services contract.

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Rep. Foushee Introduces Bill to End Price Gouging in Federal Prison Commissaries | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee

The Official U.S. Congressional website of Congresswoman Valerie Foushee

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Under deadline pressure, Pa. House passes bill to reform felony murder sentencing statute

On the eve of a court-imposed Friday deadline for the Legislature to reform the state’s felony murder statute, the House narrowly passed a bill to update the controversial law. But because the bill differs substantially from the one passed by the Republican-controlled Senate in June, the Legis...

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DOJ ends oversight of Ala. women's prison after decade of reforms

The consent decree, in place since 2015 following findings of widespread staff sexual abuse, has been terminated after the prison met all 44 reform requirements

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Kansas faith leaders urge governor to grant clemency requests from people sentenced to death • Kansas Reflector

Before delivering a petition to the Kansas governor’s office Tuesday, faith leaders criticized the death penalty as immoral and inhumane.

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States Want to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars. Federal Changes Are Making That Harder.

Funding cuts and program changes required by H.R. 1 are forcing states to rethink bipartisan efforts to bring Medicaid into jails and prisons.

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Inside Florida's Prison Staffing Crisis: When 1 Guard Watches 150 Inmates - The Boca Raton Tribune

The Florida Department of Corrections has been trying to chip away at its years-long staffing shortage after numbers took a turn for the worse following the COVID-19 pandemic, but the issue continues to vex the state. Little inside a prison happens without corrections officers. Mealtime, programs, m...

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How states use — or don’t use — medical parole to release sick and dying people from prison

An updated table of state-by-state data shows that medical parole (also known as compassionate release) is used so sparingly that very few people are actually ...

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Union for Maryland correctional officers says there is a staffing crisis in state prisons

Union leaders say critical staffing shortages put everyone at risk.

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Bucks GOP pushes for felony murder sentencing legislation

SB 1400 would establish a 35 year minimum sentence for people convicted of second-degree murder.

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Michigan prison heat, wildfire smoke conditions expose need for long-term HVAC fixes

A state representative says these weather conditions expose the need for long-term solutions at MDOC facilities going forward.

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