The Gazette: With jails overcrowding, Gov. Jared Polis asks for new prisons as state faces $1.5 billion shortfall
With jails overcrowding, Gov. Jared Polis asks for new prisons as state faces $1.5 billion shortfall
Yahoo: Exclusive-State prisons grew deadlier and more violent amid guard shortage, review finds
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - State prisons in the United States became more violent and nearly 50% deadlier over the past five years as authorities struggled to keep enough guards on the job, ...
Exclusive-State prisons grew deadlier and more violent amid guard shortage, review finds
MSN: Minnesota prisons chief accuses Homeland Security of peddling 'misinformation' on ICE surge
The head of Minnesota’s prison system accused U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials of spreading “misinformation” by falsely saying the state releases “criminal illegal aliens” to the public ...
Minnesota prisons chief accuses Homeland Security of peddling 'misinformation' on ICE surge
AZ Central: 'Unprecedented levels of violence and death' continue in Arizona prisons
Arizona prison officials attribute a recent increase in inmate deaths to gang-related violence. A lawmaker has raised concerns about inmate-security designations and a lack of transparency from the ...
The Gazette: With jails overcrowding, Gov. Jared Polis asks for new prisons as lawmakers face budget shortfall
The Polis administration is asking for hundreds of millions of dollars to expand the state’s prison system, just as Colorado’s legislators are bracing for a worsening fiscal outlook. The request sets ...
With jails overcrowding, Gov. Jared Polis asks for new prisons as lawmakers face budget shortfall
Dayton Daily News: Ohio lawmakers push for state prison reform, new leadership
The Ohio legislature is currently vetting a sweeping prison reform bill that sponsors say will make it easier to staff Ohio’s prison system, largely by making Ohio prisons a safer ...