Santos: Prison system ‘creating monsters’

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) said that the prison system is “creating monsters” after he was released from prison last ...
NBC26

Bipartisan support for Gov. Evers' $15 million request to start prison system overhaul

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers seeks $15 million to begin planning a half-billion dollar prison system overhaul that would close ...

‘A system in collapse’: HBO documentary about Alabama’s prisons debuts Friday

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA) - Alabama’s prison system is the subject of a new HBO documentary set to debut on Friday. The ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Inside the emergency response to Montana State Prison’s water system failure

It doesn’t get any more serious than this,” DOC Director Brian Gootkin told reporters. “This is a little city. This is a town that no longer has water.” ...
NBC Montana

A prison without water: 1 week into Montana State Prison's infrastructure meltdown

One week after a catastrophic water system failure at Montana State Prison, state corrections officials opened the gates ...
Montana Free Press

While Montana builds its way out of an overcrowded prison system, inmate advocates say the state’s reliance on private prisons comes at a cost

Long overloaded with too many inmates and not enough space to hold them, the state has turned to prisons as far off as Mississippi. Officials cite limited options; inmates’ lawyers and families say ...