It is that time of year when nature begins to smile upon the beautiful hills and mountains of West Virginia. Soon you won’t even be able to see the rubbish ...

An effort to shutter a registry for violent offenses raises questions about to treat people who’ve completed prison sentences ...

After juvenile life sentences were banned, a bill to make youth sentencing reforms retroactive stalled last session ...

Started in 1999 when Agnes Wilcox decided to bring plays into carceral facilities, Prison Performing Arts now teaches theater and literacy to prisoners. But they learn so much more.

Illinois communities don't want to be saddled with abandoned state properties like Lincoln Developmental Center and H.

But for third-year Terriers coach Dwight Perry, it was his first taste of March Madness. And he did it in a place he can easily can call home. "More than anything, I'm really proud of these guys ...

Prosecutors in New Mexico’s busiest judicial district have been pleading with state lawmakers to amend the children’s code to ...

(The Center Square) – A new study has found that Illinois is home to the highest medical malpractice payments in the country. Using data from the National Practitioner Data Bank, researchers from Noll ...

At the time of her arrest, she was assigned to James T. Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna. She has been with DOC since at least June 2020, when she graduated from a DOC-run training program.

GEO is one of the largest private prison operators in the United States, with 50 facilities including detention centers and correctional centers throughout the country, according to its website.

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