Erie County government used inmates to remove snow in December without judicial approval. The county executive defended the program, stating it used "low-risk" inmates and followed internal vetting ...

Advocates for incarcerated men and women say they are determined to keep the public spotlight on the “humanitarian crisis” depicted in the new HBO documentary about Alabama prisons. They held a press ...

People associate the words prison labor with coercion and exploitation, with inmates paid peanuts to do menial work for the government or its contractors. If you hear that phrase, you probably don't ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — The Free Alabama Movement is calling for a shutdown, or an inmate work strike, on Feb. 8, 2026. It’s all a part of an effort to change the prison conditions witnessed in the ...

At the Southern Maine Women's Reentry Center, inmates gain business skills to rebuild lives post-incarceration, offering hope ...