United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeOpinion

Prison and penal reform: the need for change

Prison reform is essential to support prisoners to maintain constructive bonds with the outside world, reducing disruption, ...
Law

Prison Guard Murder Conviction Highlights Need for Large-Scale Reform

Prison Guard Murder Conviction Highlights Need for Large-Scale Reform In response to the Oct. 20 verdict finding a state corrections officer guilty of murder and other related incidents, trial ...
Forbes

Statistics Collected Under The First Step Act, 2025

The First Step Act represented one of the most significant federal prison reform efforts in decades. Passed with bipartisan support in 2018, the law was intended to reduce recidivism, expand ...
Next City

What Cities Can Do About Federal Detention Facilities — Without Falling for ‘Reform’?

If your city hosts a prison or detention facility that’s outside of its control, it’s natural to wonder what local policy can do to improve conditions. But the truth, abolitionists argue, is that ...
The Washington Times

Prison and sentencing reform: Saving money in an overlooked place

President-elect Donald Trump and nominees for his upcoming administration often discuss cutting spending to reduce the debt. Some of the targets are familiar, but one that is never mentioned is the ...
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Prison reform advocates call for 'shutdown' of Alabama Department of Corrections

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Two months after a documentary took viewers inside of Alabama’s maximum-security facilities, called ‘The Alabama Solution,’ prison reform advocates are calling for an ADOC ...