Prison

Econ Extra Credit newsletter #151

Kevin Harrington spent 17 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Now, he's waiting for a form of financial justice.

Prison work programs can be selective and often train people for jobs they can't actually get on the outside, according to law professor Hadar Aviram.

As President Trump visits the Texas-Mexico border, we look at the role of private prisons in immigration detention.

Finding a job, often a challenge for people who have been incarcerated, is even more difficult because of the pandemic.

A former New Orleans parole officer reflects on what could be done better to help parolees stay out of jail and build new lives.

It can't buy freedom, but it bought one inmate some life-improving phone calls.

Japan’s population is aging rapidly. We’ve been looking into some of the ramifications of Japan’s aging population with our partners at the BBC. But living longer doesn’t necessarily mean living well. In Japan there is a bit of an old-age crime wave born out of desperation and poverty. Almost 20 percent of Japan’s prison population […]

But food coming from a prison isn't necessarily a selling point.

Inmates leaving Erie County Prison get a shot of Vivitrol before they are released.