Cockroaches, rats, fleas. Puddles of blood and vomit. Clouds of drug fumes pervading the air. Scared guards barricading themselves in their offices. Some of the scenes described in the Chief Inspector ...

As climate change causes soaring temperatures, people in poorly ventilated U.S. prisons are suffering. The problem will only get worse, and the solutions—air conditioning, retrofits, ...

A Danish prison with the lofty aim of reducing recidivism by way of good design could act as a testing ground for U.S. activists and architects, who want to close the notorious Rikers Island and ...

Architecture and design play a pivotal role in U.S. criminal justice reform. As momentum builds to end mass incarceration, some cities and architecture firms believe that building “more humane” ...

Eight years ago, when the state of Iowa moved to replace its outdated women’s prison, Warden Patti Wachtendorf was explicit about her vision for the new facility. “I wanted a prison that didn’t look ...

For many people who end up in prison, efforts at rehabilitation are hampered by historic, pervasive and deeply embedded social inequalities. The bloated prison system in England and Wales has become a ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Omaha, Nebraska, firm has been recommended to lead the $36 million design of a 1,500-bed men's prison for the 400-acre campus ...

Lancaster County commissioners remained vague about planning the design of a new prison despite voting Wednesday to close next week on the purchase of a $3 million tract for the facility. “Not sure ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG -- The Blair County Prison Society is offering recommendations on designing a new county prison, based on the expertise of its members who have been making monthly visits for more than ...

BARBARA BARR HAS MORE ON THE VOTE TO CHOOSE A COMPANY TO DESIGN THE NEW STATE OF THE ART FACILITY. THE THIS IS THE LAND WHERE THE NEW LANCASTER COUNTY PRISON WILL BE BUILT. 75 ACRES OF LAND. THE ...