Republican state Sen. Kevin Jensen of the Canton area has a specific number in mind. “If we can get the recidivism down to ...

Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.

The $1.3 million that was axed would've brought air-conditioning to some state prisons and free phone calls to inmates ...

A staggering number of people in Wisconsin prisons have mental illnesses and committed non-violent crimes. A new bill could ...

There is no safe amount of processed meat to eat, according to new research Julie Bowen Thought ‘Happy Gilmore 2' Would ...

One California re-entry program boasts a 92 percent success rate in helping former prisoners find jobs or continue schooling ...

The closure of the country's main prison for housing sex offenders has been recommended as a top priority by a group ...

Formerly incarcerated individuals Alfredo “Pasta” Ochoa, left, and Anh-Tuan Pham fold a tablecloth while helping clean up ...

Most people come out of prison with high hopes of making it on the outside, but the obstacles they face are almost ...

“To me, it is too lenient, and it can easily be seen as rewarding criminal behaviour. As far as Government is concerned, ...

Accessing reading material in prisons is hard, but Freedom Reads co-founder Reginald Betts, a former inmate, went beyond ...

The non-profit has already reached 3,000 people across three cities in its first 70 days addressing a growing need and ...