First Lady Anna Stein is emphasizing the role of prison reentry and substance abuse treatment programs in public safety, aiming to attract volunteers in the absence of additional state funding.

LANSING—This year, Michigan’s prison recidivism rate, or the number of people leaving prison and then returning, is the lowest on record, with nearly 80% of ex-inmates staying out of prison three ...

For state and local technology leaders, digital modernization often focuses on cloud migrations, cybersecurity and improving service delivery. But for corrections officials, the stakes are more ...

The state had recently expanded the novel program for providing one-on-one career coaching, job fairs behind bars, and support for people after release. Thomas Van Hoose had been here before. Nearing ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A partnership between state prisons and a New Mexico college is giving inmates new opportunities. It’s an industry in need of workers. Now, 10 graduates are ready to answer.

Formerly incarcerated nonprofit leader Kerwin Pittman bought a closed NC prison to transform it into a reentry and workforce ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Torry Barker, a formerly convicted felon who spent 20 years behind bars in Alabama’s tough prisons, was released in September. “When I was getting into trouble, I had no ...

Lane County Commissioners will use $5 million from reserves to address a state funding shortfall for the county's corrections system. State budget cuts have left the sheriff's office, parole, ...

The president says he wants to make America safe again, but his administration is undermining programs that aim to do just that.