Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. Prison is difficult but when an inmate is far from home it is ...

Julie Howell did not know what she was getting into last year when she was asked about a new inmate who had arrived at her ...

Punished for speech: Former inmates say they faced transfers, reprimands, and public berating after speaking to reporters ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General ...

Conservative legal group demands Bureau of Prisons records after a woman was allegedly re-incarcerated for objecting to a ...

Several inmates in federal prisons have tested positive for the coronavirus. Despite the federal government's guidance to stay inside and many states' stay-in-place orders, the Bureau of Prisons is ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County’s contracts to house federal inmates from the United States Marshals Service, Federal Bureau of Prisons and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are now valid in the eyes ...

In a case of fatal medical neglect that led a disgusted federal judge to hold the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in contempt, government investigators confirmed that prison officials allowed an incarcerated ...

Pairing a veteran police officer with a former inmate to crack down on crime seems the stuff of Hollywood — in fact, it was a winning formula when Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte teamed up in 48 Hours.

Sen. Mike Lee (R–Utah) wrote in a social media post Wednesday that an employee at a federal prison hung up on him when he called to check on the health of an incarcerated man. Lee's experience is a ...