Prison

Muslims, the third-largest faith group in federal prisons, are significantly underrepresented among the chaplaincy, according to a recent Department of Justice report.

Six inmates are recovering in the hospital after a transport van crashed on a Florida highway.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has shipped dates, a sweet, dried fruit used to break the fast at Ramadan, to 54 Florida prisons ahead of the holy month.

Staff from the bus tour will help people who’ve served prison sentences through the process of paying off fines and fees and registering to vote.

The Florida Senate is backing off from a plan to close at least four prisons.

It comes after DeSantis made clear last month that he would not vaccinate state prisoners ahead of other groups.

A bill in the Florida legislature would increase the age for a child to be tried in adult court.

Prisons often give disproportionately harsher punishments for minor offenses to women than to men, according to a new federal report that backs up the findings of an earlier NPR investigation.

Florida voters approved a change in the constitution to automatically restore voting rights for people with felony convictions.

The long-term cost of incarcerating the nation's youth is $8 to $21 billion, according to a report out Tuesday. The Justice Policy Institute’s “Sticker…