02/03/26
Press
The following articles feature spokespeople from the Safer Prisons, Safer Communities campaign.
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01/22/26
NJ.com: Inside N.J.’s prison staffing crisis
10/30/25
KERA: What we know about Tarrant County’s new strategy with a staffing company to fill vacant jail jobs
06/13/25
Tennessee Lookout: Stockard on the Stump: Private-prison operator to see inmate reduction after riot
06/12/25
FAMM and One Voice United Highlight Need for Safety and Oversight at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center
05/06/25
Safer Prisons, Safer Communities campaign Commends House Joint Subcommittee For Holding Hearing on U.S. Prison Crisis
04/29/25
The Hill: Prison understaffing: A crisis seen by few, felt by prisoners and prison employees
04/09/25
Corrections1: New York prison strikes reveal a national staffing crisis
03/04/25
Dallas Observer: Texas Prisons Are Fatally Hot, a Lawsuit and a Lawmaker Are Changing That
02/28/25
Cancelling Bureau of Prison Staff Retention Bonuses Will Exacerbate Existing Prison Staffing Issues
02/25/25
WVTF: An internal report shows state prisons are dangerously understaffed
02/21/25
Correctional Officer Strikes in Western New York Prisons Reflect National Prison Staffing Crisis
02/14/25
Staffing Shortages in Florida’s Prison System Reflect Nationwide Prison Understaffing Crisis
02/07/25
Report on Virginia’s Department of Corrections Reveals Severe Staffing Shortages That Reflect Nationwide Prison Understaffing Crisis
01/31/25
Dallas Observer: Texas Prisons Suffer From Dangerous Understaffing
01/21/25
The Houston Chronicle’s Investigation into Prison Staffing Shortages Highlights the Growing National Crisis of Prison Understaffing and Overcrowding
01/10/25
NPR: The prison population is going up as prisons struggle with staffing and overpopulation
12/03/24
Stateline: State prisons turn to extended lockdowns amid staffing shortages, overcrowding
10/10/24
The Tennessean: Tennessee's corrections chief balks at more oversight: 'I know how to run the prisons'
09/25/24
San Antonio Express-News: Sweltering heat worsens Texas’ prison staffing crisis
07/25/24
The Marshall Project: How to Investigate the Trend of Declining Prison Staff and Deteriorating Conditions Behind Bars
07/05/24
Mississippi Today: As heat rises, inmates and staff swelter in Mississippi’s prisons
04/25/24
AL.com: Op-ed: Alabama can’t solve its prisons safety crisis with a staff shortage of 61%
01/22/24
