When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...

Amid a slew of new bills during Florida’s Legislative special session this week tackling illegal immigration, one stands out ...

An Oklahoma inmate is hoping to be resentenced under the Oklahoma Survivors' Act. The evidence her attorney believes could ...

TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Florida Death Row inmate James Ford, setting the ...

Ruben makes a stop in Silverton where he learns about the old Briscoe County Jail that has been standing for over 130 years.

The Idaho Department of Correction requested a nearly $2 million one-time expense to add new technology, equipment and staff ...

Florida lawmakers on Tuesday took a major step toward settling a weekslong standoff between term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

A museum whose mission extends beyond the history of the Sing Sing Correctional Facility to exploring incarceration in America today is expected to open this October in the village where […] ...

After Donna Adelson complained she had been assaulted and extorted in jail, her defense attorney asked that she be released ...

Animal activists are pushing for 'Dexter's Law' in the upcoming Florida legislative session in honor of Dexter, a dog found ...

State lawmakers will consider a proposal to improve treatment as part of an “inmate bill of rights.” “Parents are not supposed to bury their children. Children are supposed to bury their parents,” ...