The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is investigating the death of an inmate at High Desert ...

A former Indiana elementary school teacher who forced a special needs student to ingest his own vomit reached a plea deal earlier this week that will keep ...

Eleven people who delivered fentanyl and methamphetamine into the Larimer County Jail via inmate mail have been sentenced.

Understaffing and overcrowding in prisons are causing unsafe conditions, low retention rates, and a higher suicide rate among ...

Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton is making an emergency request for additional staff to review 102 first-degree murder ...

The Senate panel's action followed a series of Free Press articles about fatal jumps and falls at two Jackson-area Michigan ...

The Highland Park parade shooter was transported to a state prison on Friday to begin serving his seven consecutive life ...

Private prison company CEO calls $45 billion detention expansion plans 'exciting' as President Trump ramps up deportations ...

A soldier pleaded guilty to the murder of Nicholas F. Hokema during his court-martial April 23 at the Cascade Court ...

Leavenworth’s lawsuit highlights major scandals at the prison, including a 129-page report from the U.S. Department of ...