Connecticut's correctional ombudsman is calling for greater scrutiny of staff after contraband was found in a state prison.

Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.

The Correctional Service of Canada is cutting back on dedicated canine units tied to specific federal prisons in favour of a ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced on Thursday that it is reactivating Facility D ...

As of now, the words, "Sorry, this page isn’t available. The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed," are shown when anyone visits Spears' Instagram account, Page Six ...

A pop icon has been released after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in California Wednesday night. Grammy Award winner Britney Spears was arrested just before 9:30 p.m. on ...

Surry County voters will choose between former colleagues when they head to the polls March 3: an incumbent sheriff with four ...

In response to a Kansas Open Records Act request, the Kansas Department of Corrections has shared the names of the state's longest-serving inmates. Michael D. Pyle, imprisoned since 1972 for murdering ...

The ruling is the latest development in the long-running legal fight over whether the Bureau of Prisons could transfer inmates to ADX Florence, sometimes known as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies,” after ...

An inmate was found dead at a correctional facility in Newtown, according to state police. Troopers with Troop A were called to the Garner Correctional facility on Monday around 7:45 a.m. There was a ...

If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. On Patrol: Live, the police reality TV show, returns with new episodes to Reelz tonight, Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday ...

A man accused of being involved in a human trafficking operation was shot and injured by a U.S. Border Patrol agent Tuesday near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, according to authorities. Pima ...