A combination of pinching pennies, corruption, and privatization is resulting in prisoners being fed a stew of unhealthy, nutrient-poor meals in minuscule portions.
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Appeals Court Tosses FCC Rate Controls on Most Prison Calls
Studies show inmates who stay in contact with their families while incarcerated have lower recidivism rates.
Read More »Appeals Court: Prison Litigation Reform Act Doesn’t Apply to Suits Filed by Ex-Prisoners
The federal Prison Litigation Reform Act prohibits prisoner-filed lawsuits over prison conditions unless the inmate has first exhausted available administrative remedies.
Read More »Jails Scandal Brings Ex-L.A. County Sheriff Three Years in Prison
About 20 members of the county sheriff’s office were charged with conspiring in various ways to block the probe, lying to federal investigators, witness intimidation, and conspiring to cover up their actions.
Read More »Heath Care Falls Short for Aging Inmates – BOP Seeks Better Data
With the general population of federal prisons growing older, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is looking for ways of analyzing its healthcare data in order to improve healthcare services for aging prisoners.
Read More »Prison Education Transforms Lives, Reduces Recidivism
Prison education and rehabilitation programs can provide practical skills, career and vocational skills, and critical thinking skills. They can help with mental and behavioral issues, and provide access to higher education courses; some achieve diplomas and degrees while incarcerated. These programs are vital to improving lives, especially since many prisoners come from poverty, do not have high school diplomas, and lack outside support networks.
Read More »Sentencing Reform and the Strange Case of Anthony Bascaro
Anthony "Tony" Bascaro is 80 years old and has been in prison for the past 34 years. Pretty much everyone – except for his daughter and granddaughter – has forgotten about him. If he lives long enough, he will be released in 2019.
Read More »Interview: Laura Liddell Nolen, Author of ‘The Ark’
"To this day, I can’t actually believe it when people tell me they read my book and enjoyed it."
Read More »Book Review: ‘A Banquet of Consequences: True Life Adventures of Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and the Feds’ by Jake Rohrer
An entertaining memoir about rock and roll, drug dealing, and prison by a colorful and charismatic writer.
Read More »Seven Prison Weight Loss Secrets
The "secret" to weight loss is, well, not a secret at all. All of us understand that weight loss is a mathematical equation.
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