Oct 23 Man who bought guns used in 2015 massacre gets 20 years By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press The man who bought two rifles that terrorists used to kill 14 people in a 2015 attack in San Bernardino, California, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Continue reading
Sep 04 No 7th trial for Mississippi man freed from prison in 2019 By Emily Wagster Pettus, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Flowers was convicted four times in the 1996 killings of four people at a furniture store in the north Mississippi city of Winona: twice for individual slayings and twice for all four killings. Continue reading
Jul 09 Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison By Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press on Thursday that Cohen had "refused the conditions of his home confinement." The move comes weeks after the 53-year-old was released in late May to serve the remainder of his sentence… Continue reading
Mar 13 Visits halted in federal prisons, immigration centers over virus By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Officials tell The Associated Press that effective Friday, the Bureau of Prisons is suspending all visits. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 5:30 Mississippi inmate deaths expose a corrections system in crisis In a single week, five people incarcerated in Mississippi jails have died at the hands of other inmates. The deaths have highlighted a system in dire condition, suffering from staffing problems and deteriorating facilities. Jerry Mitchell, founder of the Mississippi… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 6:31 Oklahoma’s governor on 2nd chances and reducing mass incarceration In Oklahoma, 462 people left prison Monday in the largest single-day commutation in U.S. history. Republican Governor Kevin Stitt had signed off on their release based on the recommendation of the state’s Pardon and Parole Board. Oklahoma has the nation’s… Continue watching
Nov 04 More than 400 inmates released from Oklahoma prisons By Associated Press State officials say it is the largest single-day mass commutation in U.S. history. Continue reading
Jul 22 3 innovative ways former inmates are getting help to restart their lives By Rebecca Oh Most people who are released from prison are arrested again, but nonprofits are trying to combat that by helping former inmates get back on their feet. Continue reading
Jun 06 Leaders of white supremacist prison gang charged in killings By Don Thompson, Associated Press A total of 16 Aryan Brotherhood members and associates are accused of running the criminal enterprise using contraband cellphones, encrypted chats, text messages, multimedia messages and email. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 3:19 Where inmates and mothers of murder victims are coming together By Maya Trabulsi, KPBS Mothers with a Message is an organization of bereaved parents who have lost children to homicide. Members visit prisons to tell their stories of grief to inmates, with the goal of breaking down the walls between victim and offender. Maya… Continue watching