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 ...

An Alabama pastor is working to extend the Oscar buzz and attention from a documentary into meaningful reform behind prison walls across the state. Kenneth Sharpton Glasgow, an activist based in ...

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 ...

“This echoes the kinds of policy changes and the renaissance in efforts to improve prison conditions and to make access to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois' devastated finances and well-known government dysfunction is claiming another victim: The legally-mandated launch of a promising prison reform program designed to ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — One year ago tonight, Robert Brooks of Greece was killed inside a state prison in central New York. Six former guards are now in prison. Today, a bill full of prison reforms sits on ...

After calls for prison reform after the deaths of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an omnibus bill to enact transformational changes within state prisons and local jails.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Former inmates are appealing to Missouri lawmakers for changes in the prison system that would reward rehabilitation with the possibility of early release. The legislation ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul in December signed into law new prison reform measures aimed at improving safety and accountability inside New York’s 44 correctional facilities. The laws come at a ...