New bill would change credit systems in Oklahoma prisons

The bill would amend a 30-year-old law that lets people who have been convicted of a crime but are still waiting in jail go ...

Bill would create prisoner toiletry stipend

A Wisconsin bill would offer prisoners a monthly stipend to buy toiletries. The compact travel essential is a must-have for ...
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Prison reform bill draws criticism from lawmakers, union officials

New legislation from Governor Hochul aims to reform state prisons, but the bill is facing opposition from lawmakers and union ...
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New Bill Adds Firing Squad as Option for Death Row Executions

Senate Bill 11 would allow the state of Indiana to execute death row inmates by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are ...
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Gov. Hochul signs prison reform omnibus bill one year after death of inmate Robert Brooks

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill Friday, which seeks to reform prisons across the state. The reforms in the bill include more cameras in prisons, releasing video ...
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Bill would allow prisoners access to Pell Grants

Six House Democrats have proposed a bill that would allow both state and federal prisoners to be eligible for Pell Grants, the Daily Caller reports. Their Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) Act ...
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Pennsylvania House passes ‘compassionate release’ bill for state prisoners with life-threatening health issues

HARRISBURG, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow more people in state prison with serious health issues to be granted compassionate ...