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Who Is Billy Marshall? What to Know About Trump’s New Bureau of Prisons Director

West Virginia’s top corrections official led a troubled state agency, and will now head a federal bureaucracy plagued with problems of its own.

News • 04.12.2025

Why So Many Jails Are in a ‘State of Complete Meltdown’

Overcrowding, violence and abuse proliferate at jails across the country, as staffing problems make long-simmering problems worse.

News • 11.04.2022

There Are Fewer People Behind Bars Now Than 10 Years Ago. Will It Last?

Census data show incarceration rates are down. It may have more to do with the pandemic than broad reforms.

Analysis • 09.27.2021

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