On the Friday before Mother’s Day, LaMonica McIver, a first-term Democratic congresswoman from New Jersey, spent the morning ...

Over 1M visits with loved ones uplift inmate morale and aid reentry. Discover how strong connections reduce recidivism and ...

It arrived in my California cell like a thought arrow, quivered within an envelope bearing a postmark from the storied city of “New Haven,” home to Yale University, the University of New Haven, and ...

A Jewish Iranian-American man has been sentenced to prison in Iran for traveling to Israel 13 years ago for his son’s bar mitzvah, his family members have disclosed. Kamran Hekmati, 70, of Great Neck, ...

Stephanie Dowells died during a conjugal visit with convicted murderer David Brinson back in November of 2024. Another woman, Tania Thomas, died in a similar way at the same prison during a conjugal ...

An inmate already serving multiple life sentences without the possibility for parole is now facing charges for the alleged murder of his wife during a conjugal visit at Mule Creek State Prison, as ...

National Assembly legislators are pushing for prisons to be adequately equipped to enable inmates to enjoy their conjugal rights. The Parliamentary Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee, ...

Only California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington state currently allow conjugal visits for eligible inmates. The number of states allowing conjugal visits has decreased significantly over the ...

"Dark tourism" embraces sites associated with death, tragedy and the macabre. Though it may be a new description, it’s certainly not a new phenomenon. Travelers into this morbid side of travel have a ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The staffing crisis inside New York state prisons continues. In most cases, visitation hours remain limited and outdoor recreation time for incarcerated people is reduced as the ...

THOMSON, Ill. (KWQC) - Visitation at Thomson Prison is suspended after a case of whooping cough was detected. The Bureau of Prisons told KWQC that officials are taking precautions to protect everyone ...