Traditionally, the criminal justice system has been primarily concerned with punishing offenders. The idea was that by imposing harsh penalties, society ...

The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it has reached a proposed consent decree with Fulton County over jail conditions the department said violated the U.S.

The polar vortex forecast for this week is prompting new fears at a women’s state prison in Goochland County. As Sandy ...

“A separate room devoid of witnesses became the setting where trust turned into terror, as Rodriguez, wielding the power ...

A former sergeant and correctional officer at the Milwaukee County Jail face felony charges of abusing restrained inmates by repeatedly striking them, deploying pepper spray, and in one case ...

RIGHT NOW, THEY MAY LIVE BEHIND BARS, BUT INMATES WITH THE NEW MEXICO CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT ARE HOPING TO CHANGE THAT. WE’RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE PERCEPTION OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING OUT OF ...