Growing inmate populations prompt states to look for more prison funding
State legislatures are grappling with how to fund new prisons that Republican governors say are needed to ease overcrowding.
Bill increasing bond amount for prison construction gets final approval at the State House
The Alabama House of Representatives approved a billincreasing the amount the state can borrow to build a second mega prison ...
Growing inmate populations prompt Arkansas, other states to look for more prison funding
A plan to build a 3,000-inmate prison in Arkansas hit a roadblock in the state Senate on Tuesday, while the Alabama ...
Alabama Supreme Court rules in case of inmate beaten, gang raped days into his sentence who died by suicide
The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that the case of a man who died by suicide in Limestone Correctional Facility will ...
West Bank teenager is first Palestinian under 18 to die in Israeli prison, officials say
Officials say a teenager from the West Bank who was held in an Israeli prison for six months without being charged died after ...
Ex-Detroit Lions player, Canadian sports hero Pacino Horne faces federal prison sentence
Federal court records in Detroit reveal dark side of a Canadian sports hero accused of trafficking drugs and stealing money during COVID-19 pandemic.