West Virginia’s top corrections official led a troubled state agency and will now head a federal bureaucracy plagued with ...

A prosecutor in California slammed a plan to build a rehabilitation center to replace San Quentin State Prison, saying the ...

In its initial stages, the California Model has improved working conditions for some officers. Others say it’s creating more violence in prisons.

Maybe it's just a sign of our angry and divided times, but I'm finding that critics often don't read past the headline or the ...

It is important to ensure that cases are strictly vetted to ensure that persons who should not be in custody do not find ...

Colby Braun, director of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the ...

There are gaping holes in our prison system that must be filled for the sake of the men and women who work in them.

A California prosecutor is accusing his state of “prioritizing the criminals” over a $239 million taxpayer-funded prison ...

Burkina Faso has taken a big step toward changing its jail system by instituting a reform that links offenders' sentences to agricultural labor. Under the new program, inmates and those awaiting trial ...

The Reagan Tokes Act is an Ohio law that took effect in 2019 in response to the murder of a 21-year-old female college ...