Connecticut's correctional ombudsman is calling for greater scrutiny of staff after contraband was found in a state prison.

Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.

A coalition of more than 50 advocacy organizations is urging New York lawmakers to scrutinize the state’s prison system, pressing for answers about alleged brutality, deaths behind bars and violations ...

Advocacy groups have published a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislators alleging ongoing staff violence within ...

Jay Bryant was arrested without bail after Schodack police said he failed to report a change of address as required under the NYS Sex Offender Registry.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Debra L Rothenberg/Getty Images NEW YORK - Next to the criminal courthouse in lower Manhattan sits an empty chasm where a jail ...

A man who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University was granted early release from federal prison in 2024 after completing a drug treatment program, a person ...

The City Commission in Leavenworth approved a permit to private prison operator CoreCivic. Members voted 4-1 to approve a three-year permit with conditions that set minimum staffing levels, ban the ...

A key part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is far less visible than the aggressive arrests we’ve seen in the streets.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is terminating the contractor running its largest detention facility and putting in charge another firm tasked with improving medical care and other services.

In theory, the death penalty is reserved for “the worst of the worst.” In practice, it is very different. People who are ...