prison

Our series takes a global look at the problem: why women are ending up in prison, what it's like for them inside and how activists are fighting to keep people out.

SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) Criminal justice advocates are trying to put pressure on Albany to reform the justice system. A local coalition is trying to build support for proposed legislation in Albany that, among other things, eliminates cash bail for misdemeanors or low-level felonies.

HARRISBURG (WSKG) -- Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections is striking a deal to house inmates from Vermont in its Camp Hill Prison, which has about…