State prison officials say as many as 17,600 California inmates may be released early due to the coronavirus, 70% more than previously estimated and a total that victims and police say includes ...

A two-year investigation by The Associated Press revealed in late December that Alabama’s Prison System is leasing inmates out to private companies for millions of dollars ...

Pilot inmate work-release programs place nonviolent prisoners into paid jobs. Programs cut recidivism, let participants save wages, and secure post-release jobs. Federal seed grants and national ...

Metal machinery clangs and buzzes as Paul Centenari, CEO of Atlas Container Corp., strides through his Severn factory. Centenari makes a point of saying hello and fist-bumping every employee he passes ...