Virginia prison officials have agreed to give more inmates enhanced earned sentence credits for good behavior to allow for earlier releases from prison. The Washington Post reports that the change ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. – Records reveal ...

As part of a six-week social experiment, cell units in specific pods were unlocked to foster a community-oriented living ...

Who says crime doesn’t pay? The scandal-scarred city Correction Department has quietly begun paying teen inmates $25 a week as a reward for things like cleaning their cells, good behavior and ...

Increased efforts by California to change the behavior of prison inmates have not reduced the rate at which ex-convicts commit new crimes, state auditors reported Thursday. The assessment relied on ...

CHICAGO (CN) – A federal judge refused to dismiss lawsuits from female public defenders and correctional officers who claim Cook County, Illinois, inmates have been exposing themselves and ...

Sandusky — Inmates in some Michigan jails are getting access to tablet computers to stay busy and prepare for life outside bars. The tablets allow inmates in Sanilac County to look at news reports, ...

Seated in his bed last week, a man unplugged a pair of headphones from his touchscreen tablet and tilted it to show off the screen. He thumbed through windows filled with apps, explaining that he can ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WYANDOTTE COUNTY — Life behind bars is not ...

A prison in Indiana is looking to instate a program that rewards good behavior by allowing inmates to order pizza and takeout from local restaurants. According to the Times of Northwest Indiana, using ...

They’ve been building a databank that will allow inmates to access information on Montana’s major cities — things like bus routes as well as addresses and phone numbers for parole offices, employment ...

They've been building a databank that will allow inmates to access information on Montana's major cities -- things like bus routes as well as addresses and phone numbers for parole offices, employment ...