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Explore news stories on the understaffing and overcrowding crisis in America’s prisons.
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January 2025
01/13
Stateline: Prison abuse, deaths and escapes prompt calls for more oversight
01/13
Forbes: Prisons Across Country Face Challenge Of Finding Workers
01/09
Houston Chronicle: How Texas prisons are spending millions on a'dangerous' stang crisis as population soars
01/08
Georgia Public Broadcasting: Gov. Kemp recommends adding $372 million to shore up Georgia prisons
01/02
Corrections1: ‘He’s not just a statistic': Correctional officer’s widow leads mental health push after husband’s suicide
01/02
Alabama Political Reporter: Alabama incarceration rates rose in 2023 amid overcrowding
December 2024
12/27
The Statehouse News Bureau: State says Ohio prison wasn’t short-staffed prior to fatal assault on corrections officer
12/25
NC Newsline: Prison overcrowding demands immediate action from state leaders
12/18
Associated Press: Georgia senators want mental health funding and staffing to address prison deaths
12/17
Axios: Staff turnover is staggering in Arkansas' prison system
12/13
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Prison reforms get Senate committee backing
12/10
Corrections1: Roundtable: How the corrections profession was challenged in 2024
12/05
The Guardian: US shuts down prisons amid scrutiny over sexual abuse and crisis of suicides
12/05
New York Times: U.S. Is Closing California Prison Plagued by Sexual Abuse
12/04
Associated Press: Health care for Maryland prisoners was compromised by poor oversight, audit finds
12/03
Stateline: State prisons turn to extended lockdowns amid staffing shortages, overcrowding
12/01
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Were holiday stabbings in Philly prisons connected to lower staffing?
October 2024
10/15
The Idaho Statesman: Idaho jails frequently fail inspections. Some say they ‘can’t’ meet minimum standards
10/10
The Marshall Project: Prison Staff Shortages’ Toll on Prisoners, Guards and Their Families
10/10
The Tennessean: Tennessee's corrections chief balks at more oversight: 'I know how to run the prisons'
10/09
The Baltimore Banner: Years to fix a prison fence? Maryland CO’s union says working conditions are dire
10/05
The Hawkeye: 'It’s a systemic issue': Union calls for more state funding, help and return of collective bargaining rights following attacks on ISP guards
10/01
Associated Press: Justice Department says Georgia ‘deliberately indifferent’ to prison abuses
10/01
Texas Public Radio: Texas prison system’s staffing crisis and outdated technology endanger guards and inmates
September 2024
09/30
WTNH: Connecticut prison system under fire for alleged ‘inhumane’ conditions
09/25
San Antonio Express-News: Sweltering heat worsens Texas’ prison staffing crisis
09/11
