Virginia Backtracks On Tampon Ban For Prison Visitors
The policy, meant to discourage the smuggling of contraband into prisons, was to have gone into effect next month.
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North Carolina Prison Employees Challenge Disciplinary Measures
Some North Carolina state employees are suing because they believe supervisors have been improperly writing discipline reports to prevent them from getting pay raises.
French Prison Guards Step Up Nationwide Strike Over Security, Pay Concerns
The protest follows a series of violent attacks against guards. Unions representing the prison workers are calling for better security and pay raises.
Report: Some Who Died In N.C. Jails Not Properly Supervised
A North Carolina newspaper has examined jail deaths across the state and found a disturbing trend– many of them died while left unsupervised longer than they should have been.
North Carolina To Limit Use Of Solitary Confinement
Prisoners in North Carolina will be spending less time in solitary confinement.
Alabama Prisons Ruled 'Horrendously Inadequate,' Must Improve
A U.S. District judge issued the ruling Tuesday in a class action lawsuit brought by inmates who argued the prisons' conditions were cruel and unusual punishment.
Inside French Prisons, A Struggle To Combat Radicalization
Some of the home-grown terrorists who have struck France in recent years were petty criminals who were radicalized in prison.
Litter Pickup By NC Prisoners Poised For Scrap Heap
Prisoners picking up trash while guards keep close watch has been a common sight along North Carolina roads for more than 100 years.
New York's Solitary Confinement Overhaul Gets Pushback From Union
Several states across the U.S. are curbing their use of solitary confinements in prison. But in New York, corrections officers say it's a necessary tool to keep the guards and prisons safe.
College Classes In Maximum Security: 'It Gives You Meaning'
A privately funded program provides higher education to about 300 students in New York state prisons. Graduates are less likely to get in legal trouble after prison but getting hired is a challenge.