National
180,000 Veterans Behind Bars: The Military-to-Prison Pipeline Nobody Talks About
Approximately 180,000 military veterans are currently incarcerated in American prisons and jails, making up roughly 8 percent of…
National
National
GEO Group Posts Record $254 Million Profit as Private Prison Industry Banks on ICE Expansion
The GEO Group reported a record $254 million in profit for 2025 — a roughly 700 percent increase…
National
Following the Money: Where the $27.7 Billion Incarceration Tax on Families Actually Goes
When the Prison Policy Initiative first published its landmark "Following the Money of Mass Incarceration" analysis, the number…
Law Enforcement
NYPD Misconduct Payouts Top 100 Million for Fourth Straight Year
New York City taxpayers shelled out more than $117 million to settle police misconduct lawsuits in 2025, marking…
ICE & Immigration
911 Calls From Largest ICE Detention Facility Reveal Pattern of Suffering and Neglect
Hundreds of 911 calls placed from inside Camp East Montana — the largest immigration detention facility in the…
National
State of the States — A Corrections Roundup for March 2026
Welcome to the March 2026 corrections roundup, where I track the stories that do not always make the…