Prisons

In this June 18, 2015 photo, prisoners stand in a crowded lunch line during a prison tour at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala. The Justice Department has determined that Alabama's prisons are violating the Constitution by failing to protect inmates from violence and sexual abuse and by housing them in unsafe and overcrowded facilities, according to a scathing report Wednesday, April 3, 2019, that described the problems as "severe" and "systemic."

News

‘Rapes, torture, and physical assaults’ rampant in Alabama prison system, says DOJ investigation report

John Gage -

April 4, 2019 4:58 pm

Gregory Allen, a First Step Act beneficiary, right, salutes after being invited to the podium to speak by President Donald Trump, left, during the 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Trump takes a second step in the right direction on criminal justice reform

Erin Dunne -

April 2, 2019 2:22 pm

Economy

Trump announces Second Step Act to help ex-prisoners find work

Steven Nelson -

April 1, 2019 11:19 pm

President Trump's White House senior adviser Jared Kushner arrives at the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

News

Jared Kushner called Walmart to get job for first woman freed by FIRST STEP Act

Steven Nelson -

March 28, 2019 4:00 am

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves as he departs his Chicago home for Littleton, Colo.

Beltway Confidential

7 years after he went to prison, calling Rod Blagojevich’s prison sentence too harsh is a bipartisan affair

Mark Vargas -

March 18, 2019 9:00 pm

President Donald Trump smiles as he walks on the South Lawn after stepping off Marine One at the White House, Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Beltway Confidential

With his friends going to prison, Trump is making criminal justice reform great again

Erin Dunne -

March 11, 2019 2:04 pm

Close-up of male prisoners' feet in chains.

Crime

Six prisoners charged with exposing themselves to female staff

Anna Giaritelli -

February 27, 2019 8:01 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks during the Kentucky Farm Bureau Country Ham Breakfast, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Louisville, Ky.

Beltway Confidential

To make a prison-to-work pipeline, start the occupational licensing process in prison

jonathan-haggerty, Emily Mooney -

February 27, 2019 6:06 pm

A younger Antonio Bascaro is pictured on the left; an older Bascaro is pictured on the right.

Foreign Policy

Bay of Pigs veteran serving America’s longest marijuana sentence may be headed to a new prison: Cuba

Steven Nelson -

February 23, 2019 1:33 pm

In this Feb. 1, 2019 photo, former campaign adviser for President Donald Trump, Roger Stone, leaves federal court in Washington.

News

CNN analyst: Roger Stone is a ‘dandy,’ may be ‘subject to rape’ in prison

Katelyn Caralle -

February 20, 2019 1:24 pm

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Tag: Prisons

‘Rapes, torture, and physical assaults’ rampant in Alabama prison system, says DOJ investigation report

Trump takes a second step in the right direction on criminal justice reform

Trump announces Second Step Act to help ex-prisoners find work

Jared Kushner called Walmart to get job for first woman freed by FIRST STEP Act

7 years after he went to prison, calling Rod Blagojevich’s prison sentence too harsh is a bipartisan affair

With his friends going to prison, Trump is making criminal justice reform great again

Six prisoners charged with exposing themselves to female staff

To make a prison-to-work pipeline, start the occupational licensing process in prison

Bay of Pigs veteran serving America’s longest marijuana sentence may be headed to a new prison: Cuba

CNN analyst: Roger Stone is a ‘dandy,’ may be ‘subject to rape’ in prison

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