Following the successful graduation of its first cohorts of inmates at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison, the University ...

Critics of the US criminal justice system have often pointed to the “tough on crime” politics originating during the Nixon ...

As American unions denounce Donald Trump’s deportation of Kilmar Abrego García to El Salvador, it’s worth recalling when US ...

Corrections officers from both Mid-State and Marcy correctional facilities are already facing charges in beating deaths in ...

Bryan Stirling, head of state prison system for the past decade, expected to be Trump's pick as top federal law enforcement ...

The prison population across Ireland exceeds 5,000 in a system with bed capacity for over 4,600, leaving the Irish Prison ...

Weeks after a federal judge declared hot conditions in Texas prisons unconstitutional, a bill requiring air conditioning in those facilities by 2032 has gained traction in the House.

Across the U.S., some people with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered competency evaluations, with little to ...

Two decades had passed since Nascimento Blair was last in Jamaica, his homeland. Much had changed, including Mr. Blair ...

Anguiano’s scheduled release sparked harsh words from the Trump administration, Gov. Gavin Newsom and District Attorney Todd ...

Bryan Stirling has a reputation as a moderate and dedicated public servant who has adroitly navigated crises such as a deadly prison riot and treatment of mentally ill prisoners at the S.C. Department ...

PRISON officers are still facing disciplinary action if they call male transgender inmates “he” or “him”, MSPs were told. Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay made the ...