North Carolina Creates New Prison Leadership Position
North Carolina has created a new leadership position to oversee the state's troubled prison system.
Todd Ishee will become the state's first Commissioner of Prisons, effective June 24th.
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Report Sheds Light On The Number Of People In 'Correctional Control'
A new report from a non-partisan advocacy group is comparing North Carolina's correctional system to others across the country.
Rhode Island Prisons Push To Get Inmates The Best Treatment For Opioid Addiction
The state has started to reduce overdose deaths by offering counseling and medication for opioid addiction in prison. Research finds the treatment helps inmates avoid relapse after release.
Virginia Backtracks On Tampon Ban For Prison Visitors
The policy, meant to discourage the smuggling of contraband into prisons, was to have gone into effect next month.
North Carolina Prison Employees Challenge Disciplinary Measures
Some North Carolina state employees are suing because they believe supervisors have been improperly writing discipline reports to prevent them from getting pay raises.
French Prison Guards Step Up Nationwide Strike Over Security, Pay Concerns
The protest follows a series of violent attacks against guards. Unions representing the prison workers are calling for better security and pay raises.
Report: Some Who Died In N.C. Jails Not Properly Supervised
A North Carolina newspaper has examined jail deaths across the state and found a disturbing trend– many of them died while left unsupervised longer than they should have been.
North Carolina To Limit Use Of Solitary Confinement
Prisoners in North Carolina will be spending less time in solitary confinement.
Alabama Prisons Ruled 'Horrendously Inadequate,' Must Improve
A U.S. District judge issued the ruling Tuesday in a class action lawsuit brought by inmates who argued the prisons' conditions were cruel and unusual punishment.
Inside French Prisons, A Struggle To Combat Radicalization
Some of the home-grown terrorists who have struck France in recent years were petty criminals who were radicalized in prison.