The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced Wednesday that it will permanently close six federal prison facilities and make additional operational changes across its system, citing an “extreme” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, the War on Drugs, mandatory minimum sentences, and other dynamics kept our nation's federal prisons packed to the ...

The Legislative Analyst’s Office has calculated that California’s prison population — which, despite Prop 36’s additional inmates, is still estimated to start dropping again in 2027 — could allow ...

A federal prison in Big Spring is permanently closing as the Federal Bureau of Prisons seeks to remedy a funding shortfall, a media release said. The Big Spring Federal Correctional Institute and ...

New York is studying whether to build a new 3,000-bed prison as the state faces staffing shortages and aging facilities.

For decades, the War on Drugs, mandatory minimum sentences, and other dynamics kept our nation’s federal prisons packed to the rafters, with many facilities operating well beyond their design capacity ...

For decades, the War on Drugs, mandatory minimum sentences, and other dynamics kept our nation’s federal prisons packed to the rafters, with many facilities operating well beyond their design capacity ...

For decades, the War on Drugs, mandatory minimum sentences, and other dynamics kept our nation’s federal prisons packed to the rafters, with many facilities operating well beyond their design capacity ...