(TNS) — A series of bills proposed by the Maine Department of Corrections that could increase fees for people held in state prisons has prompted lawmakers to ask for a clearer look at the economy ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Denver judge is considering whether prison labor in Colorado constitutes involuntary servitude during a nine-day civil trial that began Tuesday. The case ...

Martel Stevens, a participant in the R.I.S.E. program, cuts customer Buck Francis’ hair on Monday, July 28, 2025. The program trains inmates in barbering and cosmetology so they have job-training ...

Most of the jobs available to Wisconsin prisoners are paid not in dollars, but cents. Minimum wage laws don’t apply behind bars, so some people scrub toilets for less than a quarter an hour. But one ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars to fill vacant medical and mental health positions at prisons and ...

In Maine, prisoners are increasingly taking on remote jobs, a trend driven by the substantial pay these opportunities offer. This initiative highlights a unique approach to rehabilitation and ...

VIENNA - With Shawnee Correctional Center serving as the backdrop, state Reps. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, and Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, unveiled a plan they said is designed to save jobs and money ...