Incarceration is a relatively recent development in the history of punishment, with the first modern prison constructed in Philadelphia in the early 1800s. The American penitentiary was intended as a ...

Institutional slavery was supposedly outlawed in 1865. So why is it that a system where workers, who are unfairly forced into the system, are paid pennies a day and “rented” and “traded” around is ...

Current and former inmates announced a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Alabama's prison labor program as a type of "modern day slavery," saying prisoners are forced to work for little pay — and sometimes ...

At some point in the near future, Guam is going to need to expand the prison facilities at the Department of Corrections in Mangilao or build a new prison that can handle the growing population of ...

The Department of Corrections is working on ways to reduce and prevent contraband from getting into the prison, but the best solution is to build a new, modern prison. Contraband, including crystal ...

Labor Day is a “national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.” It’s an important message, but one that rings hollow for many ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – After months of discussion by a task force, we are one step closer to having a new, more modern men’s prison in South Dakota. That’s something Kellie Wasko, the Department ...

This month, inmates in more than 100 American penal institutions will begin receiving federal financial aid for higher education for the first time in more than two decades. That’s good news for men ...

This article reviews the book "English Society and the Prison: Time, Culture and Politics in the Development of the Modern Prison, 1850-1920" by Alyson Brown. This ...