The outcome of the appeal, brought by GEO Group, could set important legal precedent on wages for detainees who work in ...

The Mississippi House has passed a bill that would direct the state Department of Health to conduct a sweeping review of the medical care provided to prison inmates.

When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

The Shelby County Jail is aging, has failing infrastructure and is overcrowded. The sheriff's office allowed reporters inside ...

Opened in the wake of the terror attacks on the US in 2001, Guantanamo Bay has held some of the most dangerous people ...

Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

How did the proposed prison make it to 2025 and what are the common questions that continue to be addressed in various ...

Lawmakers advanced a bill that would appropriate the last round of one-time funding needed to pay for a new men's prison.

Concerns about employees and economic impact have been widespread since the state Department of Corrections announced it ...

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

According to an inmate who was recently released from the prison, five to six prisoners are crammed into spaces meant for two ...