Prison numbers keep rising in Scotland — despite early release schemes. The Herald’s new series explores the toll on victims, staff and ...

Staff members at Eastern Correctional Facility and inmate were taken to the hospital after exposed to unknown substance.

A Step Toward Safety and Security** In an unprecedented move reflecting a growing concern for the safety of women, a California lawmaker has introduced legislation aimed at keeping biological males ...

A correctional facility in Greene County is currently on lockdown after an unknown substance exposure sent four people to the ...

A new program at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center — the first of its kind — is preparing women for success beyond incarceration.

The Legal Aid Society released a report Friday, detailing the ongoing and immense damage inflicted upon incarcerated New ...

Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004, is scheduled to be executed April 11.

Unwise and unsafe,” DOC Commissioner Tom Schnell said about a bill to ban solitary confinement in Minnesota’s jails and ...

About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.

Federal prison nurse Jessica Larson is indicted for sexual misconduct with an inmate and lying about it to authorities.

Prison guard Linda De Sousa Abreu had big plans for her future with the inmate in HMP Wandsworth and told psychiatrists she ...