mass incarceration

Families of inmates who died or were seriously injured at a small Ohio county jail in the last year are seeking answers about what happened to their loved…

Some counties use prison gerrymandering to inflate the population of their region.

“That’s my mommy, look!” Three-year old Adalynn McMullen points a little dimpled finger at a collage of photos on a trifold board.The photos show her mom,…

The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved changes to a bill, SB18, that would ban prison guards from shackling pregnant inmates.The amended legislation…

Thursday marks the grand opening of a new home for the Ohio Reformatory for Women's Achieving Baby Care Success program (ABC). ABC is the only program in…

As officials look for ways to stem the opioid epidemic, a lot of effort has been put into limiting narcotic prescriptions. But new research suggests...

People returning to Dayton from incarceration will now have access to more help reentering society. Montgomery County officials Wednesday cut the ribbon...

An Ohio State University analysis of state, county and federal data suggests racial disparities in criminal sentencing have declined. Research has found…

The nationwide analysis has concluded that probation and parole violations amount to nearly half of admissions to state prisons. The majority of those violations were minor infractions.

Heroin ran Stephanie Pollock's life. She woke up in the morning with heroin on her mind, her day revolved around it, and everything else – including her…