THE Supreme Court has reaffirmed the government's obligation to provide humane detention facilities, noting that even ...

Daniel Mitchell, 42, pleaded guilty Dec. 23 to conspiring to violate the civil rights of an inmate only referred to in court ...

As Montana lawmakers consider how much to reimburse county jails for holding inmates waiting for a bed at the Montana State ...

Georgia law enforcement arrested and prosecuted three men who attempted to meet minors for sex, not realizing they were ...

Three men will spend years in prison for a violent home invasion and attempted armed robbery at a Canton home in 2022.

The death toll for 2025 puts Rikers on track to exceed the five detainee deaths in all of last year, according to Board of ...

Men deported by the United States to El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison are living in “the same” conditions as convicted gangsters, prison director Belarmino García said on Tuesday, during an ...

Lawmakers are pursuing legislative changes that would keep more people locked up in overcrowded county jails while awaiting ...

Two Atlantic County inmates already jailed on unrelated matters are facing new criminal charges after they were allegedly ...

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar and his team face mounting criticism about the jail. During a tour, they showed how they're working to make fixes.

A deputy with the Walker County Sheriff's office has agreed to plead guilty to charges relating to the arrest of Tony Mitchell, who died after spending two weeks "naked, wet, cold, and covered in ...

Kristi Noem posted a video from a high-security prison in El Salvador while wearing a watch with an estimated pricetag of $50 ...