Policy & Reform
States Split on Sentencing Reform as 2026 Legislative Sessions Heat Up
State legislatures across the country are deep into their 2026 sessions, and criminal justice is dominating the agenda…
State Prisons
State Prisons
Missouri Prisons Face Federal Lawsuit Over Denial of Opioid Addiction Treatment
Inside Missouri's Crossroads Correctional Center, inmates struggling with opioid addiction have for years faced a grim choice: endure…
State Prisons
“Horrific and Inhumane” — The DOJ’s Damning Report on Georgia Prisons
The United States Department of Justice doesn't mince words. When federal investigators describe conditions inside a state prison…
State Prisons
Florida’s Prison System Needs $2.2 Billion — And It’s Not Getting It
The number is so large it almost does not register: $2.2 billion. That is what the Florida Department…
State Prisons
California Has Closed 5 Prisons and Could Shutter 5 More — Saving $1 Billion a Year
New York City keeps promising to shut down Rikers Island. And Rikers keeps finding ways to survive. The…
Staff & Operations
Texas Prisons Face a Staffing Catastrophe
On January 13, 2026, Deon Henderson was found unresponsive inside the Connally Unit, a maximum-security prison in Kenedy,…
State Prisons
Inside Texas Prisons: Where Temperatures Top 90 and Nobody’s Counting
Somewhere inside the Plane State Jail last summer, Crystal Gayle Frank watched another woman hit the floor. It…
State Prisons
California Has Closed 5 State Prisons — and More Could Follow
California has shut down five state prisons since 2021, a direct consequence of a historic decline in its…
State Prisons
Inmate Found Dead at California State Prison Sacramento as Cellmate Detained in Homicide Investigation
Inmate John Cisneros found dead at California State Prison Sacramento. Cellmate Irvin Sanchez detained as four agencies investigate…
State Prisons
California Closes Fifth State Prison Under Governor Newsom, Saving $150 Million
California closes its fifth state prison under Gov. Newsom, saving $150 million as the incarcerated population declines. Details…