For the first time since 1972, the number of prisoners held in state jails declined in the second half of 2000, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics. In absolute numbers, the population declined by 6,200 inmates during the six-month period.For the entire year, however, the number of state and federal prisoners put together climbed by 1.3%.The rate of growth has been coming down steadily since 1994, when

Shares of America Service Group (ASGR) were upended Friday morning after the provider of health-care to inmates said late Thursday

America Service Group (ASGR) will be losing prison health-care contracts generating $100 million in annual revenue, roughly 20