Bureau of Prisons

The ADA’s Power to Reduce Overdose Deaths in Prison

The ADA’s Power to Reduce Overdose Deaths in Prison

Scholars argue that the ADA’s protections could prevent overdose deaths for people in prison.

Reforming Health Care for Patients in Prison

Reforming Health Care for Patients in Prison

Scholars discuss the lack of uniform standards for health care provided behind bars.

Regulating Prison Labor

Regulating Prison Labor

Experts are debating whether current workplace protections adequately shield incarcerated workers.

The Truth About Toxic Prisons

The Truth About Toxic Prisons

Scholar argues that many U.S. prisons are built on hazardous waste sites and lack oversight.

Reversing a Midnight Expansion of the Death Penalty

Reversing a Midnight Expansion of the Death Penalty

The Biden Administration is expected to withdraw last-minute Trump Administration death penalty regulation.

Expanding Home Confinement During COVID-19

Expanding Home Confinement During COVID-19

A regulatory remedy can help reduce the federal prison population during the pandemic.

The Justice Department Should Preserve Home Confinement

The Justice Department Should Preserve Home Confinement

The Biden Administration should reject arguments to re-incarcerate people released from prison during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Compassionate Release During COVID-19

Compassionate Release During COVID-19

Administrative and judicial processes offer those incarcerated in federal prisons a path home.

Reducing COVID-19 Behind Bars

Reducing COVID-19 Behind Bars

Criminal justice experts warn that more needs to be done to mitigate coronavirus in U.S. jails and prisons.

Agency Seeks Total Monitoring of Inmates

Agency Seeks Total Monitoring of Inmates

Prison Bureau proposal would expand surveillance of the most dangerous prisoners.