Rising prison health care costs are prompting corrections officials to rethink everything from medication distribution to ...

Rep. Humphrey proposes laws to abolish ODMHSAS and rebrand DOC due to mental health and prison issues in Oklahoma.

Hawaiʻi has agreed to open its prisons and jails for inspection by two national experts who will assess the state’s troubled ...

Glynn Simmons and Richard Phillips were exonerated after decades in prison. Their stories reflect huge disparities in who ...

The U.S. hoped that if German POWs were treated humanely, Germany would reciprocate in its treatment of American prisoners.

The flux of migrants at the Southern Mexican border with Guatemala dipped after Trump announced plans to restrict refugees ...

Senators on Monday passed legislation that they said will clearly outline the minimum standards for which all county jails ...

The stranger approached 63-year-old Belkys Pena — who ventured outside to cash a check — around 3 p.m. Friday on University ...

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Picture a prison yard in a Hollywood blockbuster.