Georgia’s inmate fire crews respond to hundreds of calls in surrounding counties every year. Without them, there might not be a responder, but they aren’t universally loved – and they don’t get paid.

Permanent housing, employment, and professional and/or peer support "are better than keeping people in jail and they're 100% cheaper."

To support people who have been incarcerated and to reduce recidivism, policymakers and re-entry programs need to prioritize housing.

Chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, asthma, HIV infection, and mental illness may be greatly undertreated among incarcerated people.

Harvard experts on law and policy say originalist view used to overturn Roe could upend the 1976 Supreme Court ruling that requires a minimal standard for inmate health care.

Extreme heat takes a deadly toll on people in Texas prisons without air conditioning, a new study shows.

"Cancer is the leading cause of death among people in prison, accounting for about 30% of all deaths," says Emily Wang.

A survey conducted in Texas state prisons finds that many lack basic resources like cold water, ice and air conditioning to help incarcerated people and staff keep cool during heat waves.