Hawaiʻi has agreed to open its prisons and jails for inspection by two national experts who will assess the state’s troubled ...

Rising prison health care costs are prompting corrections officials to rethink everything from medication distribution to ...

An inmate is facing several charges after allegedly assaulting deputies while attempting to escape from the Linn County ...

Now in its second decade, the Cook County Jail chess program is thriving, competing internationally and above all — it’s ...

A private prison company is trying to get around city permit rules to open an ICE detention facility in Leavenworth.