The world spends hundreds of billions yearly to punish offenders, with little return beyond more crime and less hope. DW examines how private contractors, organized crime gangs and inmates exploit ...

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While Concord town officials have praised what prospects could come about from the impending closure of MCI-Concord in June, one official said it is not yet clear what the prison’s shuttering could ...

CHEYENNE - Recent tough economic times and the evaporation of jobs in Wyoming's energy industry have made working at the state prison in Rawlins a more attractive proposition. The Wyoming Department ...

Terri Ricks, left, hugs Virgilio Rosario, after Rosario's argument about the need to increase reentry service for people returning from the prison. Credit: Yehyun Kim / CT Mirror This story has been ...

This collection of reporting illustrates the complex issues surrounding the proposed closure of Rockview state prison in Benner Township. Articles highlighted the economic concerns, such as the $118 ...

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The election of Donald Trump signals an end to the recent optimism about reducing the mass imprisonment of two million U.S. citizens each year. Trump supports policies like the immigrant ban and ...

SALTERS — In Williamsburg County, where almost one in six adults is unemployed, the shiny, 10-foot tall fence going up at the new federal prison might be the gleaming answer to the county's economic ...