Posted on · Former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller stresses rehabilitation over punishment for U.S. prisons and argues that doing nothing to reform the current system feeds a continued cycle of crime, community dysfunction, poverty and hopelessness.
Posted on · After Gonzalo Lopez fled a prison bus on May 12 during an escape in which he was able to break free from his restraints and cut through a caged area of the vehicle. He remained free for three weeks.
Posted on · More than 120 federal prisons nationwide are unable to participate in special programs and recreation, have visitation with lawyers or family, or get hot meals at the cafeteria, according to a federal public defender.
Posted on · After revelations of evidence being planted in an inmate’s cell at a Texas Prison, Houston Matters discusses the rights of prisoners and hears from an organization that advocates on their behalf.