“All jails provide three meals a day, but snacks and other treats that those of us on the outside take for granted can make a big difference in helping people pass the time, almost like they’re bored ...

A system designed to protect state inmates who wish to leave gangs has backfired, leading to increased violence fueled by ...

Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores, formerly the President and “First Combatant” of Venezuela, have finally traded the opulent ...

Prison is its own world, complete with unwritten rules that can mean the difference between surviving and facing unimaginable ...

'He has a self-important personality. His ego transcends everything else,' Howard Blum, a Pulitzer-nominated investigative ...

Louisiana is paying — and getting federal reimbursement for — a $949,000 monthly fee to house hundreds of immigration ...

Screven County Sheriff's Office launches new kiosk and online system for families to deposit commissary funds for inmates.

The Screven County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) has added a new way for families to assist loved ones currently incarcerated. SCSO ...

A group of inmates in Delaware County is preparing for reentry into the community with the help of some four-legged companions. Through the New Leash on Life program, inmates at George W. Hill ...

HOSPITAL WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER. IN GEORGIA, THE THREE FUGITIVES CAPTURED AFTER ESCAPING A DEKALB COUNTY JAIL ARE FACING NEW CHARGES. THE FBI SAYS IT IS FILING FEDERAL KIDNAPING CHARGES ...

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - For more than a decade, the Jessamine County Detention Center has been trying to prepare inmates for life beyond jail. That includes the work they’re doing within and the ...

Authorities announced Monday that three inmates, possibly armed and considered dangerous, have escaped from a jail in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Officials said the fugitives escaped early Monday ...