That is not a series of bad individual choices. It is a system producing a revolving door.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 1. "I worked in a state prison for 26 years. What I've learned is that 1) Respect works both ways. 2) Listening is more important ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 10-man prison work crew helped rescue and carry out an injured hiker in the Tillamook State Forest, the Oregon Department of Corrections shared in a social media post Monday morning ...

Content warning: Discussions of abuse and sexual assault. 1."I worked in a state prison for 26 years. What I've learned is that 1) Respect works both ways. 2) Listening is more important than talking.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Plans to change the name and make other revisions to work programs in South Dakota’s state prisons are no longer going forward, at least for now. Switching the name from ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Legislators, advocates, and people with firsthand experience in New York prisons gathered at the Capitol in Albany on Tuesday morning to push for prison labor reforms. The ...

Answering the call of those locked up in Alabama and Texas prisons, incarcerated people in 40 prisons in 24 states across the U.S. have initiated a work strike to coincide with the 45th anniversary of ...

We examined the injustices of prison labor nationwide — and lay the foundation for a more equitable path forward. Our nation incarcerates more than 1.2 million people in state and federal prisons, and ...

University of Oregon students interning at the Prison Education Program volunteer three days a week at Sponsors, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Eugene that provides a variety of support services to ...

The Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton won five awards last month, including first place honors for its newsletter and magazine at the 2025 American Penal Press Contest. Twenty-one ...