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Corrections & Amplifications The last name of Majda Ruge, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, was given incorrectly in one instance as Ruige in an earlier version of this article.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Corrections & Amplifications One-quarter of workers are age 55 or older.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Midway through filming the documentary, the Oregon Department of Corrections announced it planned to nix funding for the FPP.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Corrections & Amplifications: James Gellert is executive chairman of financial analytics firm RapidRatings International.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The Florida Department of Corrections built the prison to house 1,600 people in the 1990s, when America was opening prisons at a pace never before seen in human history.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson