At least three prisons have a 50% vacancy rate, with some so short-staffed that they have been incapable of complying with policies on safety, medical treatment and solitary confinement.

However, these statistics do not show which country the arrested people come from. We did not find public records documenting ...

Why does Louisiana lock up so many of its citizens? How did a broad coalition come together to reduce the prison population ...

Court documents obtained by NBC5 identify the suspect accused of shooting and killing Border Patrol Agent David Maland.

Sean Hanchett died in custody in December 2022, and did not receive adequate medical attention, the suit alleged.

The prison guards at SCI Huntingdon in Pennsylvania changed their behavior when Luigi Mangione arrived, inmate Vaughn Wright said in an essay.

Some recipients of pardons related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol are exploring lawsuits alleging civil rights ...

Former Queens Council Member Ruben Wills said he suffered “extreme anxiety attacks” after watching shocking bodycam video of ...

The bill would create an oversight board in the governor's office to monitor jails, collect data, investigate complaints and ...

Nonetheless, America First Legal’s letter warns that anyone who abides by the sanctuary policies in question could face a civil racketeering case — and five years in prison per immigrant involved.

Bills moving in General Assembly would regulate prison temperatures, charge GPS companies with trespass and allow teens to ...

An Indiana man was sentenced to 10 years in prison, a lifetime of supervised release and $42,000 in restitution for ...