According to one mother who spoke with her son who is in the jail, inmates screamed out: "We're going to die back here. There ...

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

Going out to eat? See which Palm Beach County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

The recommendation by Gov. Shapiro's administration comes amid longer-term national trends of shrinking prison populations.

Five more Missourians have been confirmed to serve as state department leaders or on statewide boards and commissions. The ...

The next Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons must immediately address pressing issues that have plagued the agency for ...

Dr. Peter O’Hanley claimed the chief medical officer, Dr. Warren Roberts, presided over a dysfunctional health care system ...

More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois.

The Illinois lawsuits are part of a wave of complaints against juvenile detention centers nationwide including in New Jersey, ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Among the stops on a tour Wednesday of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls was a group shower, a location which the state Department of Corrections ...

Escambia County Extension ranked among the top collectors statewide for the annual Peanut Butter Challenge, collecting over 1 ...

LOS ANGELES — Six women and the California Coalition of Women Prisoners have filed suit in Los Angeles against the state Department of Corrections ... specialist on staff. Lee allegedly ...