Jail is a punishment, but being behind bars should never be a death sentence. A NYC jail is under investigation after a Black ...

Officials are proposing a $145 million jail, seeking to meet future needs and keep resources in local. No matter the price ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated the legacy of incarcerated Nashville soul pioneers Johnny Bragg and The ...

"There's so many other steps that have to come after this for some action to really ... make us believe that it's true," a former prisoner said.

Research shows higher education is effective at preventing people from re-offending. Legislation could give more people inside access to college classes.

Brian Jones, state Senate minority leader, will unveil a proposed overhaul of California's "sanctuary state" law next week at ...

A Tennessee city has approved a $28 million settlement in a lawsuit that said police deliberately botched investigations into ...