Prisons across the U.S. are experiencing critical staffing shortages and a new study says that the prison complex may never recover ... so changes are coming. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Today’s prisons often resemble medieval “oubliettes”, in which offenders are locked up to punish them for their actions and to protect society. Research shows this approach can worsen, rather than ...

In the days since a congressional budget impasse caused a federal government shutdown, public attention has largely focused on high-profile impacts like employee furloughs, air travel delays and ...