Control Over Contraband Devices Eludes Prison AuthoritiesCorrectional administrators across the country are failing to curb the growing use of contraband cell phones in prisons and jails―some of them smuggled inside by correctional staff themselves, according to an Urban Institute report.
Correctional administrators across the country are failing to curb the growing use of contraband cell phones in prisons and jails―some of them smuggled inside by correctional staff themselves, according to an Urban Institute report.
Incarcerated women face challenges in accessing menstrual hygiene productsA new study has shown that among incarcerated women, many have to trade or barter to access menstrual hygiene products. The study, which...
The aging prison population: Causes, costs, and consequences State and federal governments spend increasingly more money on consistently inadequate healthcare for their growing populations of...
Prisons try to adjust as their inmate population grows olderThe number of elderly Americans serving time in prison has skyrocketed in recent decades. In 1991, for example, just 3% of the men and...
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