After losing federal funding, the Department of Corrections hasn’t restarted a parenting program that state lawmakers put $120,000 toward earlier this year. The program had served roughly 160 fathers and 400 children during the program’s four-year tenure. The post The state has money for a parenting program at the prison, but it’s not operating yet appeared first on Montana Free Press.| Montana Free Press
The number of Department of Corrections inmates awaiting transfer has increased 74% since 2021, correlating with a population uptick in the Oklahoma and Tulsa County Jails.| Oklahoma Watch
The ongoing saga of James Havens’ attempt to secure medical parole reveals intransigence at the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and tests the integrity of the Oklahoma justice system.| Oklahoma Watch
A Wisconsin nonprofit said the state Department of Corrections barred them from sending books to prisoners, but DOC disputes that| Wisconsin Examiner
