Lauren Ingrid Flanigan, the Australian woman accused of fatally stabbing her 3-year-old daughter on May 26, has died after ...

As North Carolina officials look to reduce their use of solitary confinement, several mentally ill inmates have killed ...

Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves — who escaped from a New Orleans jail​​ nearly two weeks ago may be in other cities, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Only two of the 10 New Orleans jail escapees remain on the run Tuesday after police captured two men ...

A New York City drug dealer who admitted providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that a killed prominent transgender activist has ...

The jail's rates of violence have worsened under Sheriff Susan Hutson, and her staff faces near-daily attacks or harassment.

The recent escapes follow several other high-profile breakouts, like that of Danilo Cavalcante, a convicted murderer who ...

Nearly a decade ago, New Orleans officials hailed their new jail as a harbinger of change.

The failure to investigate the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility as a crime scene by Sheriff Susan Hutson could harm prosecutors in the case, an ex-FBI agent says.

SLED report says Charleston County jail missed signs of suicide risk before Jordan Bell was found hanging in June 2024. No criminal prosecution sought.

The Marshall Project highlights a new report that sheds light on pregnant people behind bars, but misses their lived ...