Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden on Wednesday joined staff and residents from the North Dakota Department ...

A woman was found dead after an unsupervised visit with her husband. Prosecutors say the man killed her. An autopsy has been ...

He said a leading architectural firm would be appointed to draw up a detailed and functional blueprint, incorporating skill training centres and modern correctional facilities. To expedite the ...

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"We need smaller, regional facilities rather than going down this mega-prison route," Sen. Bryan King said at Tuesday's meeting.

The Minister for the Interior Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has expressed concerns over the increasing rate of ...

Over 39,000 children have lost one or both parents in Gaza, new report by the Palestinian statistics agency says.

Michigan has a sentencing problem. According to the Council on Criminal Justice, Michigan’s average prison sentence length is roughly three times the national average, and the state leads in the ...

Houghton County’s need for a larger, modern jail facility that is compliant with Michigan Department of Corrections standards is not going away, it’s getting more expensive. A Tuesday public ...

Modern technologies have proved to be more ... a study of 23,000 prisoners admitted to the Orange County correctional facility between 1999 and 2003. The strip searches uncovered no weapons ...

Her work also helped improve prison facilities across the country ... including female Pillar of Modern Public Service Award, HD LeadHERS Xperience Award (Exceptional Award for Women in Leadership ...