When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials transferred 278 inmates convicted of murder and dozens more serving time fo ...

Plaintiffs cite issues like lack of inmate segregation and mental health resources in case stemming from Angela Kimberly's ...

A prison in Western New York is in lockdown after inmates barricaded themselves inside two dormitory areas early Wednesday ...

It wasn't the usual barrage of complaints from activists. Survivors of deceased detainees took grief and anger to the ...

Wrist monitors like the BI VeriWatch dominated at a recent industry conference. But some 20 miles away, incarcerated men had ...

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office invited media to tour the Shelby County Jail. A CA reporter saw deteriorating conditions ...

The Department of Correction came under fire Tuesday from a city oversight board for quietly creating a new high-security unit on Rikers Island that may violate a law limiting the use of solitary ...

The death of a prisoner in Maryborough Correctional Centre this week marks the fourth death in custody at the same prison in ...

While the jail often deals with aggressive or noncompliant inmates, it is rare for a defendant to be sent to a psychiatric hospital for an evaluation that normally takes place in the jail.

In an interview with Wired’s Andy Greenberg, Tigran Gambaryan detailed his protracted legal issue in the hands of the Nigerian government.

A police and fire response to the Bon Air youth prison prompted concern from advocates in the juvenile justice community who have been sounding the alarm on the conditions of the facility.

Stark County is moving ahead with plans for a major renovation at the Stark County Jail that would cost $80 million to $85 ...