ALBANY, N.Y. — Advocates for prison reform were in Albany on Tuesday, calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the Omnibus Prison Reform Act into law. The bill would require correctional facilities to ...

The wife of an inmate at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson is worried about her husband's safety after videos of a fight were uncovered by FOX 10. While she acknowledges that prison staff ...

A prison interview with a man incarcerated seven times reveals how identity loss, emotional survival, and social ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People hold signs as organizer Tracii Barse speaks during a protest on May 23, 2025, at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in ...

Ever wonder what makes a prison notorious—and not just tough? The most dangerous prisons in America are feared for a reason, from extreme violence and torture-like solitary confinement to deadly ...

A recent visit by HM Inspectorate of Prisons to HMP Winchester in Hampshire found "persistent" issues around violence and ...

Two inmates were killed and more than 30 others were injured in a massive brawl at an Oklahoma prison, leading to a lockdown, a pause in visitations and renewed calls for reforms aimed at curbing ...

An advocate for prisoners’ rights in Canada says she’s “greatly concerned about the delay in appointing a new correctional ...

Earlier reflections in this column have explored how violence often emerges from unaddressed emotional pain, trauma, and the slow erosion of empathy long before a crime is committed. Those discussions ...

"If you want to kill someone in prison, it's not difficult," a prisoner messages me from his cell. He's been convicted of serious violence and is serving a lengthy sentence inside one of England's ...