Richard Rivera spent 39 years in prison for a crime he committed as a 16-year-old and deeply regrets. While incarcerated, he ...

On a recent February afternoon, I sat in the recreation room of my cellblock. Just a few feet away, confined to a wheelchair due to a leg injury, was Dominique Castile. He’s been incarcerated in New ...

“Constantly reading, constantly learning; exploring education was my way out,” Mitchell told The News & Observer over the ...

While there don’t appear to be any studies specifically on the effect of math education for people in prison, a pile of research shows that prison education programs lower recidivism rates among ...

The crown jewel of El Salvador's aggressive anti-crime strategy — a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education ...

Studying to build a better future outside prison, studying to breathe a little freedom through books. More and more inmates are choosing to enroll in a degree course while serving their sentence ...

RICHMOND — Virginia lawmakers advanced a bipartisan prison education reform bill, but Senate revisions altered its original scope. Del. Betsy B. Carr, D-Richmond, introduced House Bill 2158 ...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy — a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed — became the ...

Research shows that imposing longer sentences harms inmates and society. There are less expensive − and more effective − ways to hold people accountable and help them prepare for life after prison.