Amid Growing Scrutiny, U.S. Prisons and Jails Push for Enhanced Oversight and Accountability Measures
Sacramento, Calif. — Challenges are mounting in prisons and jails across the United States, marked by severe incidents of misconduct and an array of systemic issues. Allegations of widespread sexual abuse in women’s facilities in California, an unnoticed inmate suicide in Washington, and multiple escapes in Pennsylvania have underscored deeper problems of overcrowding and understaffing. … Read more