No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama ...

"Something that would have been as simple as being escorted off the bus and probably let go turned into this," the prosecutor ...

Investigations of a N.Y. prison inmate's death are being conducted by State Police, state attorney general’s office and the ...

The Clinton-era law created a separate, unequal justice system for prisoners, placing obstacles in their way before civil rights claims can be heard court.

Friday’s Top Stories 37 migrants found inside tractor trailer truck in southern New Mexico Albuquerque man looks to inspire ...

Using contraband cellphones and women that he called his 'wives,' a California prisoner oversaw a sprawling drug ring that ...

Carlos Watson was convicted of fraud conspiracies and aggravated identity theft this past summer. This week, he was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. Ever since his conviction, he’s made the ...

A Pennsylvania man who was shot inside a Harrisburg courthouse after allegedly threatening a security officer with a knife is now facing charges.

Vernon “Vezzy” Lougin, 36, was convicted through a plea deal of statutory rape and human trafficking, then proceeded to ...

Convicted of murder in the wrong-way freeway crash that killed a Santa Fe police officer and retired Las Vegas firefighter, ...

A woman convicted of causing a 2022 wrong-way crash that killed a Santa Fe police officer and a retired firefighter was ...