Connecticut was among the leaders in the nation by providing free e-messaging to people who are incarcerated and this would be a massive step backwards,” said one advocate.

An Omaha woman was booked into Lancaster County jail Wednesday after being accused of passing contraband to a Lincoln prison ...

A new law will require the Department of Corrections to help state inmates get some form of state identification before they ...

Nevada prisons have nearly 700 undocumented immigrants in custody, costing taxpayers about $24 million a year.

The Dayton Ombudsman Office provides weekly columns to the Dayton Daily News to bring awareness to issues it sees in the community.

The Missouri River Correctional Center (MRCC) has announced the opening of a new housing unit for young adults.

The Trump administration said the 10 men who were sent to a prison on the base at Guantánamo Bay are affiliated with gangs.

Lawmakers hope to put into practice research drawing parallels between family visits and decreases in inmate misconduct and ...

Three years and two months after walking out of Amherst County’s jail a free man, Justin Jay Sales was back in the county’s ...

Five Binghamton University students went to prison last Wednesday to debate a group of incarcerated individuals through the ...

The next Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons must immediately address pressing issues that have plagued the agency for ...