A new national report frames criminal justice reform as a “funnel,” focusing on who enters the system, their experience ...

Despite work to improve the justice system, insufficient attention is paid to conditions behind bars. Prisons and jails must ...

State prison guards say they are doing so because their jobs have become more dangerous. A New York Times analysis points to ...

Two French prisoners escaped from jail after sawing through the bars of their cells and using bedsheets to get out of the ...

The federal Bureau of Prisons is shutting down its Terminal Island facility near Los Angeles over concerns about crumbling ...

Assemblyman Jeff Gallahan is warning that more prison closures announced by Governor Kathy Hochul will worsen an already critical staffing shortage inside New York’s correctional facilities — putting ...

Fatal stabbing near Times Square: A 22-year-old man from Rhode Island was stabbed at about 1 a.m. at the corner of West 49th ...

In December, 33-year old Ryan Rust was found dead in his solitary cell at Alabama's Holman prison, a belt around his neck with one end tied to a bar in the cell window. "He's my little brother," says ...

No state-level government sector has seen a greater loss in staffing than prisons in recent years. At the same time, many prisons across the country are also dealing with sweltering heat for longer ...

Sodexo-run HMP Addiewell has the highest number of self-harm cases and prisoner assaults in Scotland. Figures released to the ...

U.S. military commanders warn the group is trying to free members and radicalize their families in detention.

Jagtar Singh Johal's brother, Gurpreet said it is "terrifying to think his brother is locked up" in Tihar Jail in Delhi which ...