SAN FRANCISCO -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday afternoon to reform California's inmate firefighter program. "Inmates who have stood on the frontlines battling historic fires should ...

Prison reform can help many inmates prepare for life outside prison instead of just punishing them. The approach allows them to learn new skills and ways to cope with life's ups and downs. Reform can ...

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In the aftermath of these high-profile killings, some police officers, district attorneys and politicians were quick to use them as examples to show that criminal justice reform had let dangerous ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A local grassroots organization, Center for Community Alternatives, is advocating for the passage of three prison reform bills aimed at protecting inmates. “The first bill is the ...

Editor’s note: “Guarded by Predators” is an investigative series exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s prison guards and the system that shields them. Find the ...

BOISE, Idaho — Dozens of Idaho inmates have suffered unchecked sexual abuse by women’s prison guards and faced retaliation when they spoke up. As Idaho officials promise to review problematic policies ...