As students in the Rising Scholars Network’s weekly meeting asked a virtual attendee to unmute themselves over Zoom, someone joked, “Do we have to ‘press 5’ to accept the call?” It was a lighthearted ...

At a recent meeting of the Blair County Prison Re-entry Coalition, officials discussed the possibility of developing a more systematic approach to ensuring that individuals experiencing mental health ...

A New York City day care owner and her husband were sentenced Wednesday in the fentanyl poisoning death of a 22-month-old boy in their care. A jury found Grei Mendez, 38, and Felix Herrera Garcia, 37, ...

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Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, pushed back against a judge’s decision to provide federal oversight of health care at the state's prisons. Last month, U.S. District Court Judge ...

(KRON) — Serial child predator David Allen Funston was granted parole and he was released from a California prison on Thursday. But he didn’t get very far before deputies swooped in, re-arrested him, ...

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs sharply criticized a federal judge’s decision to seize control of health care operations in the state’s prisons, calling the ruling costly, unnecessary and ...

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And when these prisons are understaffed – psychologists and other staff are asked to act as guards. Recent reporting from The Marshall Project says it’s pushing mental health professionals out of ...

CDCR officials are investigating the death of John Cisneros at California State Prison, Sacramento, as a suspected homicide. Cisneros was found unresponsive in his cell on Feb. 23; despite life-saving ...

THAT HE IS SUITABLE FOR RELEASE. A RETIRED CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER WHO FACED A MAXIMUM PRISON TIME OF 24 YEARS, IS INSTEAD ALLOWED TO DO THERAPY FOR TWO. THE REASON CALIFORNIA’S MENTAL ...