The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court in Manhattan, claims that state officials use solitary confinement for minor ...

The more than 67,200 prisoners in the country, according to data from World Prison Brief and the Venezuelan Prison ...

Over 10 years, the reasons for the killings are often the same: Severe understaffing, lax oversight and gang violence.

Two women made allegations of sexual abuse, including being forced to engage in oral sex, groping and offers of clean water ...

A 39-year-old woman's death on Dec. 9 was the fourth to take place at the Peoria County Jail in the last five years.

The plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit had asked for an injunction after two men with serious medical needs died in ...

On Tuesday, Mamdani signed an emergency executive order directing jail officials to figure out how to follow several city ...

In California, the birthplace of much of the world’s technology innovation, virtual reality is being used in an unexpected ...

Ricky Wassenaar, who is already serving 16 life sentences for commandeering a prison watchtower and taking guards hostage for ...

This is the kind of story that should demand extensive coverage in an independent Scotland’s independent national press ...

Medics evacuated Reed under fire. He spent weeks in Ukrainian and German hospitals recovering from severe leg injuries, but ...

Punishment provides immediate, visible results, while empowering youth requires patience, understanding and time.