While community groups say Minnesota officials have been sluggish in rolling out a plan that allows incarcerated people to earn reduced prison sentences, the state’s corrections department says it’s ...

On04, Lee Boyd Malvo, 19, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in 10 Washington-area sniper killings in 2002.

But if you want to experience one of the most haunting historical sites in America, then this abandoned prison at 2027 Fairmount Avenue is calling your name. Those vaulted ceilings and peeling walls ...

A nurse scientist interviewed 29 formerly incarcerated Black men in Philadelphia to understand how they address their mental ...

A unique program inside the Montana Women's Prison is making a difference for both dogs and the women training them. Known as Prison Paws, the program teaches ...

Somang Prison, the only private and Christian-run penitentiary in Asia, seeks to treat inmates with dignity—and it sees results.

Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday unveiled a new transformation at the infamous San Quentin prison in the San Francisco Bay Area. The San Quentin Learning Center, an education and job training ...

Former graduates of Wilmington’s work release program say it saved their lives. It’s set to close next month. Wilmington City Councilwoman Shane Darby addresses a community meeting about the pending ...

A Macomb County resident is headed back to federal prison for his role in a fraud scheme that netted millions of dollars from the federal COVID-19 program, prosecutors said Friday. Samer Kammo, 46, of ...

There was a time when Daeqwon Currie thought he’d never kick heroin. “I had a friend shoot me up the first time,” said Currie, 36, of Wilson. “I was scared I’d do it myself. And that was the moment ...

(SOUTH DAKOTA SEARCHLIGHT) - For the past five years, conversations about prisons and how to manage them have played out as one tumultuous bout of realignment and soul-searching after another for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left, inmate Kay Cain, Dennis (age 18 months), Correctional Officer Karen Boyer and inmate Destiny Hogan, at the ...