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‘Severe’ Problems in Alabama Prisons, US Finds

The department gave Alabama 49 days to correct the violations, or possibly face another federal...

Does Jeff Sessions Have Investments in the Private Prison Industry?

A web site claimed that Sessions stood to gain from the recent reversal of an...

Arizona Woman Reportedly Discovers Hidden Note from Chinese Prison Laborer?

Other letters asking for help have been found inside items purchased at Saks Fifth Avenue...

U.S. Prisoners Reportedly Attempting Widespread Labor Strike

Inmates in U.S. prisons are said to be planning a labor strike that, if successful,...

U.S. to End Controversial Use of Private Prisons Amid Sentencing Reforms

As contracts for private prisons expire, they will either not be renewed or will be...

President Obama Issues Record Number of Commutations 67 of the 214 inmates whose prison terms he shortened previously had life sentences.

U.S. Government Eliminates Pork from Prison Menus