The Marshall Project reports on how the Trump administration's efforts—from mass deportation to harsher punishments for some ...

The state is morally and legally responsible for the safety of all people in their care. Instead of protecting these women, ...

A judge has initiated a federal court takeover of California’s troubled prison mental health system by naming the former head ...

Families and lawyers fear for the deportees who may face indefinite detention in a prison known for human rights abuses.

Above all, staff needs support. And there are techniques for keeping violence in check. Everybody — officers, inmates and ...

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has sharply reduced violence but is criticized for his authoritarian style and harsh ...

Four of the five officials placed on leave have worked for the Department of Corrections for more than a decade.

Shackled and bent over – some of the 250-plus deportees arriving in El Salvador. El Salvador Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via ...

In a news release issued Thursday, Erie County Personnel Commissioner Brian Bray said because of pending lawsuits, the county ...

After 35 years of failing reports and climbing suicide rates, a federal judge is appointing an outsider to propose fixes for ...

U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Stafford said a lawsuit brought by Michigan female prisoners, complaining about mold, should ...