Clare Dupree, 48, who had severe mental illness, died after using a vape to start blaze at prison in Gloucestershire ...

A woman who died in a vape fire in her cell may have been saved if the prison was fitted with automatic alarms, an inquest ...

A Buffalo woman pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to steal mail from mailboxes in Hamburg, federal prosecutors ...

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Formerly incarcerated women have expertise that is policy-ready. We need to mandate including them on the bodies that shape jails, prisons, parole, sentencing and reentry.

Serious medical and mental health emergencies have been routine at the nation’s largest U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Families, former inmates and former corrections staff packed a State House committee room to describe what they called ongoing violence, extortion and unsafe, overcrowded conditions inside Alabama’s ...

The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, in its first months of operation in El Paso, Texas.

As lawmakers push for accountability for longstanding issues, a Michigan Department of Corrections spokeswoman pushed back against the testimony.

In 2022, prison occupancy stood at about 140% but has since reduced to 103%. Senators have proposed wider use of technology, including electronic ankle monitors and improvements to the Integrated ...

HMP Low Newton was inspected last November, and was rated good for its safety, respect and preparation for release ...