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Alabama Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Prison Violence as Push for Independent Oversight Grows
Families of incarcerated people, former inmates, and retired corrections staff packed an Alabama State House committee room this week to…
State Prisons
Texas Enters Third Summer Without Prison Air Conditioning Despite Court Ruling It Unconstitutional
Texas is heading into its third consecutive summer with most state prison housing units lacking air conditioning, nearly a year…
State Prisons
Florida Lawmakers Push Corrections Ombudsman Bill as Prison System Faces $189 Million Deficit
Florida legislators have introduced bills to create an independent Office of the Corrections Ombudsman as the state's prison system grapples…
State Prisons
Study Finds Prison Labor in Alabama Auto Plants Suppresses Wages for All Workers
A groundbreaking study by the Columbia Labor Lab has quantified what workers in Alabama's automotive corridor have long suspected: the…
State Prisons
Federal Data Shows 46% of Prison Suicides Occur in Solitary as Reform Bills Stall
Nearly half of all suicides in federal prisons occur in solitary confinement or other restrictive housing settings, according to a…
State Prisons
New York Closes Bare Hill Prison Today, Marking Latest Contraction of State System
MALONE, N.Y. — Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Franklin County officially closes its doors today, March 11, 2026, ending operations…
State Prisons
Federal Judge Seizes Control of Arizona Prison Healthcare After 14 Years of ‘Barbaric’ Neglect
PHOENIX — A federal judge has ordered the unprecedented takeover of Arizona's entire prison healthcare system, placing medical and mental…
State Prisons
Inside Georgia’s Prison Crisis: What the DOJ Found and Why It Matters
Inside Georgia's state prisons, a man can bleed out from a stab wound and wait hours for medical attention. A…
State Prisons
North Carolina Prison Staffing Crisis: 49% Vacancy Rate Leaves 30,000 Inmates at Risk
On any given night across North Carolina's 55 state prisons, fewer than half the correctional officer posts are filled. The…
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 — but…
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 withdrawal symptoms