Chicago businessman Willie Wilson has donated $15,000 to inmates at Cook County Jail, in an effort to give them hope for the ...

Two inmates facing charges that include murder have escaped from a Georgia jail. Ricky Martin and Kentravious Holmes were detained at the Sumter County Jail in Americus, Georgia. They were in ...

Monroe County officials are facing pressure to resolve longstanding alleged constitutional rights violations at the county ...

An attorney said she’s been unable to find some of her clients at the jail, due to some of them being rebooked under a ...

Inmates across the country have died or been hospitalized due to hypothermia. Climate change is poised to make winter in ...

This article contains discussions of suicide. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, there are resources to help. If you are experiencing a crisis, dial 988. For Indigenous ...

Tuesday’s meeting also came amid increasing pushback against a proposed federal detention center in east Orlando.

Two jailhouse informants testified in Westmoreland County court Monday that, while they were incarcerated together, Thomas G. Stanko confessed to the 2018 killing of Cassandra Gross. The alleged ...

Two frustrated women’s advocacy groups have launched a billboard truck campaign across California, demanding attention to concerning rise in trans prisoners raping women. The campaign, organized by ...

A state investigation determined that a man who died at the Clinton County jail had been subjected to "inhumane" treatment ...

Supporters of the Immigrant Safety Act, signed into law last week, made clear it doesn’t guarantee the end of immigration detention in New Mexico after it takes effect May 20. House Bill 9 prohibits ...

President Donald Trump's border czar says he is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after ...