In an effort to transform India's punitive prison system into reformative centres, Supreme Court has mandated radical reforms and ruled tha.

A former Hygiene fire captain was sentenced Friday to 55 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting five women, two of ...

A Washington law that prevents local authorities from assisting federal immigration agencies may only be as strong as their willingness to comply.

Illinois has positioned itself as a national safeguard for reproductive rights. But a new case raises questions about how ...

Assemblyman Jeff Gallahan, R-131 of Manchester, has been appointed to the State Assembly’s Correction Committee, where he said he will work to strengthen public safety, support corrections officers, ...

From inside a women’s prison in Oklahoma, a domestic violence survivor began collecting other prisoners’ stories of abuse.

Rockview state prison has been an imposing presence for more than a century in Centre County, a complex symbol representing everything from capital punishment and the agrarian ideal to a steady source ...

Sheree Page has made history twice within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Corrections Division — and she says ...

On Nov. 29, 1988, fires at a storage container containing 25,000 pounds of explosives led to an explosion that killed Capt.

St. Patrick's Day is supposed to be the luckiest day of the year. For Casey Pitzer, that wasn't the case.The 32-year-old Ohio mother went out to celebrate on St ...