prisons

A federal judge has rejected a request by Florida corrections officials to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging that the state has violated inmates' rights due to hot conditions at a prison in Miami-Dade County.

Despite promises to improve the system, problems within prisons keep mounting. Critics say the Dominican Republic continues to push for pretrial detentions in cases where no charges have been filed.

Exchange for Change, which has been bringing college-level writing courses to Florida prisoners for a decade, continues to inspire audiences and change lives.

Florida corrections officials are seeking to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the state has violated inmates' rights due to hot conditions at a Miami-Dade County prison.

Miami-Dade County renews partnership to reduce recidivism, prepare for GEDs and build careers

Advocates say the expansion in virtual education could hold promise for inmates, many of whom lack basic literacy skills.

Corrections officials are attempting to alleviate sweltering conditions in Florida’s unairconditioned prisons, but inmate advocates say the efforts are falling short.

The campaign's photos on Twitter show wives, children and parents posing and smiling with inmates in blue prison uniforms.

Drug-related mortality rates have increased in prisons and jails even as the number of people incarcerated for drug offenses has dropped. The pandemic lockdowns on visitors didn’t eliminate the problem, showcasing that guards have been a source of the contraband.

Federal prisoners said to be the most dangerous are sent to a special unit at an Illinois penitentiary. NPR and The Marshall Project have uncovered violence, abuse and a string of inmate deaths there.

Research shows the average time between sentencing and execution has increased by two-thirds in the past 20 years.

The Department of Corrections says the change will reduce the amount of contraband coming into prisons. Florida prisons are in the process of converting incoming snail mail to a digital-only format.