Mandami called Richards’ appointment “symbolic” as he once served four-and-a-half years in Rikers for robbery in the late ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. President Donald Trump is in the process of making significant ...

Ashley Elgin's husband was murdered at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex last year, just days from release. Now she's ...

Two former inmates say the deadly riot at Washington State Prison was preventable, blaming chronic understaffing, unsafe conditions, and a lack of rehabilitation.

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday afternoon to reform California's inmate firefighter program. "Inmates who have stood on the frontlines battling historic fires should ...

In the aftermath of these high-profile killings, some police officers, district attorneys and politicians were quick to use them as examples to show that criminal justice reform had let dangerous ...

Former inmates are appealing to Missouri lawmakers for changes in the prison system that would reward rehabilitation with the ...

DeVinche AlBritton, a Virginia inmate claiming innocence, launches an independent bid for Congress, spotlighting criminal ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Some Oklahoma lawmakers and a group against the state’s death penalty met Tuesday to ask for clemency for Kendrick Simpson. He’s the next death row inmate scheduled to be ...