Building on previously successful inmate programs, including the creation of a pre-release unit for women, a Family Support Services Unit and mental-health services, the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office, ...

Inside Philadelphia prisons, the most anticipated visitor is a dog. Therapy dog programs are now built into prison life; they help staff manage tension and give inmates rare moments of emotional reset ...

County Judge Jim Lewis acknowledged the widespread use of programs to divert low-level inmates from jails could directly affect the center, but he thinks the overall reduction of inmates on a state ...