This week, a bill to provide more compensation for Oklahomans who were served long sentences after wrongful incarceration became law.

Tactical teams in an Illinois prison still use abusive practices a decade after “Orange Crush” controversy  Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence and abuse inside ...

Steve Trattner discovered the property that would become Erin Hills. Then he was convicted of a murder of which no one ...

"I had to be restrained to the bed in the hospital before and after giving birth, hand and feet," one inmate reported.

Incarcerated women should be given free tampons, pads and showers while menstruating, some state lawmakers say.

A Swedish man has been indicted as a member of the Islamic State group in connection with the killing of a Jordanian pilot ...

The man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., was on Thursday charged with murder of foreign officials and other charges, ...

Two women, Courtnie Harris and Corvanntay Baptiste, have been arrested for allegedly aiding inmates who escaped from the ...

Mark Dykema was just sentenced to 180 days in jail in Ottawa County. Ahead of his Kent County sentencing, court documents ...

Bye-ou! The 10 violent inmates who escaped a Louisiana prison Friday broke out using a small window that was covered by a ...

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive ...