'The system is broken' | Former Georgia inmates call for reform after deadly Washington State prison riot

Two former inmates say the deadly riot at Washington State Prison was preventable, blaming chronic understaffing, unsafe ...
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Food in federal prisons isn't just bad, sometimes it's dangerous — here's why

Federal prison isn't supposed to be a cakewalk, but food is a human right. The food they serve in correctional facilities isn ...
NPR

ICE is reopening shuttered prisons as detention centers. Many have a troubled past

There are empty prison buildings all over the country. They shut down for a variety of reasons: staffing issues, allegations of abuse, even simply that there are fewer people in prison today than a ...
Los Angeles Times

Prison methods are as bad as you’ve heard, and spilling onto the streets

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. I was one of the researchers in the well-known Stanford prison experiment in 1971, demonstrating the destructive ...

Elderly men sentenced to life in prison reflect on the reality of ‘hope’ and growing old behind bars

Hope is not a soft word in prison. It shapes how people cope with their sentence and it determines whether - and how - they ...