Loved ones of inmates and a Detroit attorney say it is inexcusable that the Corrections Department has not taken steps to prevent the frequent deaths.

What the public did not know was that there had been a nearly identical escape attempt three months earlier. Documents obtained exclusively by WWL Louisiana reveal that security gaps identified in ...

Two former corrections officers charged with second-degree murder for the death of Othel Moore Jr. in the Jefferson City Correctional Center appeared in court Monday as their cases continue to move ...

Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?

The shooting started after 1 p.m. in the Barcelona neighborhood of Tijuana, about 30 miles from the U.S. Mexico border.

There is no evidence to suggest the president was seeking to manipulate markets or that he or any of his advisers acted on ...

Being released from incarceration was supposed to be a step toward freedom, but the reality of wearing an ankle monitor made ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — A grand jury is set to begin hearing evidence next week regarding the death of an inmate last month at a Central New York prison, officials said.

Hugs, tears, barking and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin’s prison when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who helped raise them to ...