Prison
Corrections officers, our protectors, need your interest, research and compassion just as much as the infamous predators and anonymous inmates they protect us from
In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the topics of re-entry and recidivism
How can we limit our prison population, and save money in our prison system?
Officials praised “quick work” by cooperating police agencies in recapturing T.J. Lane, Lindsey Bruce, and Clifford Opperud, who escaped Thursday
Teenager convicted of killing three students at an Ohio high school scrambled over a fence to escape a state prison with two other prisoners
Clayton Lockett’s troubled execution on April 29 prompted Gov. Mary Fallin to halt all upcoming executions until a review she’d ordered was completed.
Move was also made to encourage better inmate behavior
Announcement Thursday came after U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney ruled last month that the state’s death penalty takes too long to carry out
A third execution by lethal injection has gone awry in six months, renewing debate over whether there is a foolproof way for the government to humanely kill condemned criminals
The execution of 55-year-old Joseph Rudolph Wood took so long that his lawyers had time to file an emergency appeal while it was ongoing
Authorities say the roof of a privately run East Texas prison has collapsed, temporarily trapping dozens of inmates and sending 19 injured inmates to hospitals
Corrections officer was attempting to move inmate for being disruptive when the incident occurred
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new task force Monday to overhaul how NYC’s corrections system treats the mentally ill
67 inmates in the Kentucky State Reformatory’s nursing care facility costs state taxpayers more than $4.4 million a year
About 3,000 inmates will receive decks of playing cards featuring information from 52 cold cases that authorities are hoping to get a lead on
Prompted by the shortages of available drugs for lethal injections, lawmakers are considering permitting execution of inmates by firing squad
Officials on Thursday made another push to overturn a court ruling that would force them to provide a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation to a murder convict
Since Gov. Jerry Brown assumed office in January 2011, a record number of inmates with life sentences are winning parole