On June 8, 2006, the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons released Confronting Confinement, a report on violence and abuse in U.S. jails and prisons. It includes the broad impact of these problems on public safety and public health, and steps correctional facilities nationwide can take to become safer and more effective.

Read a summary of the Commission's recommendations.

Corrections.com provides in-depth coverage of the report in one of this week's feature stories.