DEL RIO, Texas - A Mexican national convicted in a firearms trafficking conspiracy was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after authorities said he was cau ...

The City Commission in Leavenworth approved a permit to private prison operator CoreCivic. Members voted 4-1 to approve a three-year permit with conditions that set minimum staffing levels, ban the ...

John Kowal, 57, of Manorville, owner of Blue Ribbon Puppies, was charged with 23 counts of misdemeanor animal neglect.

Connecticut's correctional ombudsman is calling for greater scrutiny of staff after contraband was found in a state prison.

Reformers say deaths and proposed cuts to prison oversight funding demand a close look at New York’s correctional system.

Court documents show the man opened fire in a classroom at Old Dominion University had previously been convicted of aiding a terrorist organization. The shooting Thursday happened less than two ...

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards issued a remedial order last year to address several issues of non-compliance in the Harris County Jail.

TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and house detained immigrants after a nearly yearlong legal fight amid a massive national push for ...

The jail had been out of compliance with minimum state standards set by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards since January ...

Lawmakers spent hours debating a bill that would ban jails from using body-worn cameras to videotape strip searches. The legislation comes after a former jail commander was charged with over 100 ...

Jacksonville hires CGL to guide one-year search for site to build new county jail. Town halls will let public voice opinions on options.

Alonzo Cesena Camacho, 26, of Tijuana, Mexico, had nearly 1,000 pounds of liquid meth concealed inside a commercial tractor-trailer’s fuel tank when he was caught last week during a routine inspection ...