Court documents say the man inside said he disabled the garage door and locked the doors to the residence. Police said he was also sending threatening text messages and photos of a gun to another ...

Leaders of the union representing thousands of N.Y. correction officers issued a vote of "no confidence" this week for ...

Her proposals include a new unit called The Future of Prisons in New York State that would create a strategy for safer ...

The Champaign County Jail updated the way it documents, tracks and reports use of restraint chairs after an Illinois Answers ...

The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that it has reopened two more dorms in the previously closed Annex at ...

Marcus McBurney Joiner of Fayetteville was found dead Sunday in an Arkansas prison, according to a spokesperson with the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Marcus Joiner was serving life in prison ...

As federal lawsuits challenge President Trump's executive order impacting trans inmates, the Bureau of Prisons is putting a ...

“Prison life is very regimented, paternalistic, and monotonous. Everything turns on a system constantly: you will be counted ...

A reentry program near Waco, Texas, has proven successful. Not only does every participant come out with a job, but their ...

The Prison Service is “beefing up” a group of officers dedicated to smashing gangs in prisons in the face of escalating drone ...

Jails are overrun with people on drugs, struggling with mental illness and poor health. How are sheriffs handling the challenges?