The number of incarcerated people in the U.S. appears to be growing in some parts of the country, new analysis shows. Data from the National Prisoner Statistics, a set of figures compiled by the ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

As the Legislature enacted tougher sentencing laws, Oklahoma’s prison population increased for a third consecutive year in ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Republican state Sen. Kevin Jensen of the Canton area has a specific number in mind. “If we can get the recidivism down to about 20%, that would open up about 200 beds a ...

Vermont Corrections Commissioner Nicholas Deml speaks during Gov. Phil Scott’s weekly press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier on April 16, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s ...

Keeping people in Washington’s prisons has gotten more expensive in recent years. The state is one of several where costs per prisoner have climbed as overall prison populations decline. Washington ...

The state of California has experienced notable changes in its prison population over the past several years. In comparison to other US states, California has observed a substantial decrease in its ...

Rep. Greg Jamison is in a unique position as a South Dakota lawmaker. One of the state's most immediate issues is where to build a new men's prison. The other involves South Dakota's ...

Vehicles enter at the main security gate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison, in Angola, La., Aug. 5, 2008. The Gulf South's prison population is on the rise, including a ...

Lansing — Michigan Department of Corrections officials released data Tuesday showing sharp declines in the state's prison population and recidivism rate from 2007-24, a period when statewide arrests ...