The Crime and Policing Bill will make it illegal to be in possession of electronic devices such as signal jammers, which are ...

More than seven years after Hawaiʻi passed a law meant to address the problem, the number of people leaving prison and jail ...

Marie Scott has been a model inmate for the last 40 years, her attorneys said. Now 71 with cancer, she continues to face ...

A Russian court on Monday upheld a three-year prison sentence for French researcher Laurent Vinatier -- one of several ...

Negotiations between the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association and the state are set to resume today, following a union push to expedite the process. Originally ...

An inmate at Auburn Correctional Facility was found dead in his cell Saturday morning, marking another crisis point in New ...

A Clinton-era law, the PLRA, stymied prisoner lawsuits claiming serious harm. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over ...

Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died in custody on the night of Feb. 22, his attorney said in an emailed statement.

A man from Russia and one from Uzbekistan living in Florida could face prison time after an alleged voter registration application scheme.

CoreCivic officer is accused of sexually assaulting an inmate multiple times at Nevada Southern Detention Center.

Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is seeking permission to close five more state prisons with 90 days of notice in the next fiscal year — even as the state’s prison system attempts to recover from an ongoing ...

A husband and wife pair from Nigeria have been sentenced to prison and will face deportation after a catfishing scheme that ...