Kentucky lawmakers announced plans Wednesday to expand prison education programs that have helped drive down the state's ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) has one of the highest recidivism rates in the nation. That’s why its decision to close the Quehanna Boot Camp last month, the state prison with the ...

The Hope-Western Prison Education Program will hold its first Commencement on Wednesday, June 25, celebrating the graduation of nine men who have earned degrees while incarcerated at Muskegon ...

The MCI-Framingham pilot program will enroll 10 to 12 students while continuing to evaluate needs for a long-term program.

Everything is under control, lawyers for the state prison system told a judge two weeks ago: “At this time, general population across the state is operating as normal.” That’s news to the nearly 1,200 ...

The struggles of prisoners illustrate flaws in Nebraska’s prison education system despite some recent successes. Getting a post-secondary education while incarcerated is challenging, confusing and ...

A new program inside a Massachusetts prison is teaching a small group of incarcerated men the tools of a new trade — coding and web design — in the hopes that it can help the men succeed when they are ...

For pregnant women who are spending time in prison, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice maintains specialty programs and ...

Most people who die in prison die alone. Programs like the one at California Medical Facility aim to prevent that.