In the process of obtaining records, Illinois Answers revealed that Champaign County failed to report restraint chair ...

Champaign County Jail updates restraint chair tracking after investigation raises concerns about reporting and practices.

Wrist monitors like the BI VeriWatch dominated at a recent industry conference. But some 20 miles away, incarcerated men had ...

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office invited media to tour the Shelby County Jail. A CA reporter saw deteriorating conditions ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections says a DOC steering committee report proposes closing SCI Rockview in Centre ...

SCI Rockview, Pennsylvania’s first State Correctional Institution to contain a “death house,” could close down soon after recommendations from the Department of ...

The Champaign County Jail updated the way it documents, tracks and reports use of restraint chairs after an Illinois Answers ...

Visitation isn’t just about seeing someone face-to-face. It’s about being reminded of who you are beyond the confines of ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber.

Sentenced to death for killing two children in 1963, Leon Tice's sentence was commuted a month before Iowa abolished capital punishment in 1965.

The recent death of 26-year-old Aaron Sarles at the Jefferson County Jail is a tragic reminder of the critical need for ...

The number of incarcerated people nationwide has declined, and almost 200 correctional facilities have closed in the past 20 ...