Stories Tagged as
Prison
Biden's immigration policy could affect the private prison industry
by
Andy Uhler
Jan 12, 2021
As President Trump visits the Texas-Mexico border, we look at the role of private prisons in immigration detention.
Those released from prison find reentry much harder due to COVID-19
by
Samantha Max
Jul 14, 2020
Finding a job, often a challenge for people who have been incarcerated, is even more difficult because of the pandemic.
Could we be doing more to help people on parole?
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Alli Fam
and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 2, 2020
A former New Orleans parole officer reflects on what could be done better to help parolees stay out of jail and build new lives.
Money makes all the difference in prison
May 23, 2019
It can't buy freedom, but it bought one inmate some life-improving phone calls.
Japan’s prisons are holding more older inmates
by
Ed Butler
Feb 5, 2019
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 […]
Montana inmates learn job and life skills while raising cattle on prison ranch
by
Eve Abrams
Feb 7, 2018
But food coming from a prison isn't necessarily a selling point.
Prisons try to curb addiction with a drug that heroin-proofs your brain
by
Erika Beras
Jun 2, 2017
Inmates leaving Erie County Prison get a shot of Vivitrol before they are released.
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The cost of prison is more than just time served
by
Eliza Mills
May 19, 2017
There's an emotional and financial cost when a family member is incarcerated.
How much does it cost to send someone to prison?
by
Eliza Mills
May 19, 2017
It's expensive for families as well as taxpayers.
Susan Burton's fight to stop a cycle of 'institutional abuse'
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
May 9, 2017
After doing several stints herself, helping women transition out of prison is personal.