A historic building in Sneedville that served as the Hancock County Jail for more than a century was destroyed by a fire on Monday. Sheriff Brad Brewer said the fire is considered ...

New York State Department of Corrections Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscello III said on Wednesday that he remains committed ...

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the definition of a woman in equality law is based on biological sex.

A new budget request would allow the Office of the Inspector General to monitor 350 of an estimated 2,400 staff sexual misconduct complaints.

Maya Grantham, senior associate solicitor for Leigh Day, said the Supreme Court ruling would not affect hundreds of prisoners ...

Intended to curb prison violence with promises of early release, the law is turning out as unbalanced as critics feared, with ...

TEMPE, AZ — Formerly incarcerated people face many challenges getting re-adjusted into society. One group is helping women build their communications skills through mock job interviews. JPMorgan Chase ...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a federal lawsuit against Maine for continuing to allow transgender athletes in women's sports.

A Republican state senator who leads the Alabama Legislature’s prison oversight committee said the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles refused for more than a year to answer the committee’s questions ...

The Missouri Department of Corrections is working with the Missouri Prison Transformation Project and the University of ...

Getting hitched behind bars can be an important step toward rehabilitation. But inmates should expect long waits, spare ...

One woman who is engaged to an Iowa inmate, who requested anonymity, said she and her partner have been trying to get married ...