A dramatic decrease in the number of people in prison being granted parole and a slew of recent laws that lengthen sentences ...

Combs was convicted under the Mann Act, which prohibits transporting individuals across state lines for illegal sexual ...

Polis is now proposing expanding the state’s correctional system by reopening at least one, but maybe two, prisons. Without ...

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(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, decided an individual on supervised release is not automatically extended when that person absconds from their release. The case, Rico ...

A jury convicted Charles Dupriest in January for child neglect after his young children were found living in a storage unit ...

Two Dutch political parties are preparing legislation to increase penalties for femicide, arguing that courts must weigh ...

Corrections officers and other employees bring in drugs that fuel a multimillion-dollar prison economy, leading to chaos, violence and death.

Two members of the Thug Riders have learned their punishments for organized crimes.

Inmates in Texas prisons want a federal court to force the state to provide air-conditioning for all its prison cells.

Social media posts claimed Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a new law that would punish critics of Islam.

This is the story behind Sophia Constable - the youngest female prisoner at Northallerton Prison who was imprisoned for three ...