A plan to close the federal prison camp here appears to be on pause as lawmakers ask the Trump administration to reverse the decision. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said in December the ...

Workers are busy on the construction of the new Madison County Jail in north Anderson. Crews were working Tuesday on the ...

Court officials say what unfolded in a small-claims courtroom ended with no one going to jail, but may have reignited discussion over court security.

Extensive evidence shows the government’s plan to legislate mandatory minimum sentences for hate crimes, including ...

Labor has moved into line with Coalition demands to introduce mandatory minimum jail terms for terrorism and the display of ...

On any given night, about 16,500 people are held in Ohio's 89 jails and jailers book about 300,000 people each year - though ...

Otsego County leaders are moving closer to a plan for upgrading the county’s correctional facility, addressing long-standing ...

Fentanyl trafficking, under existing law, can already be punished with life in prison, and sentences are often more than 10 ...

The Utah House passed HB252, regulating transgender inmates, by a 60-14 vote. The bill mandates housing based on biological ...

A communications breakdown between state and federal police kept Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the dark over the ...

Shares of private prison companies have grown since the election. Those facilities could expand under Trump, despite claims ...

Parole board says Elaine Goodine (formerly Campione) poses no 'undue risk to society' following girls' deaths in 2006 at ...