The Daily News (Michigan)
Claire Keenan-Kurgan
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The Hill
Brian Koehn
The Hill: Opinion: Prison reform doesn’t need to wait for tragedy (opens in a new tab)
Interlochen Public Radio (Michigan)
Mardi Link
Interlochen Public Radio (Michigan): Michigan prisons ‘in a death spiral’ as officer vacancies, overtime pile up (opens in a new tab)
WCAX (Vermont)
Calvin Cutler
WCAX (Vermont): Growing staffing crisis at Vermont prison puts employees and inmates at risk, union says (opens in a new tab)
Nebraska Public Media
Noelle Annonen
Nebraska Public Media: Nebraska corrections director says population, safety issues in youth facilities need to be addressed (opens in a new tab)
Mid-Hudson News
Staff Report
Mid-Hudson News: Maher: State Prison staffing crisis driving unsustainable overtime costs (opens in a new tab)
Dayton Daily News
Cornelius Frolik and Avery Kreemer
Dayton Daily News: ‘Go to your room and die’: Deaths at Dayton women’s prison underline staffing concerns (opens in a new tab)
WLBT-TV (Alabama)
A'Darius McCormick