No shower for days, cameras trained on the toilet, women crammed into cells 'like sardines,' among the allegations.

An inmate at the San Francisco County Jail was found dead in his cell Thursday morning, according to the San Francisco County ...

Since Trump took office, there have been incidents of tourists being stopped at U.S. border crossings and held for weeks ...

Recent executions in South Carolina and Louisiana have sparked more debate amongst Americans. Does Florida use nitrogen gas or firing squads?

Measures raise ceiling on compensation, removes provision excluding those previously convicted of certain felonies ...

Assad's forces detained mothers and children and sent many of the youth to orphanages. Syrians whose children vanished during ...

A man who shot and killed an off-duty police officer in South Carolina is scheduled to become the fifth person executed in ...

In an email, DOCCS said the parties reached a mutual pact that will return staff to work on Monday at 6:45 a.m. Signed Saturday, the agreement includes DOCCS, the New York State Corrections Officer ...

New York State Department Department of Correctional and Community Supervision reported Saturday evening an agreement has been reached in the wildcat strikes taking place at 32 facilities.

Florida State has hired Sacramento Kings assistant Luke Loucks as its next coach, the school announced on Sunday. The deal is for five years, sources told CBS Sports. Loucks is an alumnus of the ...

A pilot initiative in Chester’s state prison modeled after the jail system in Scandinavian countries will be expanded to three other state prisons, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced ...

After a sustained unauthorized strike by New York State corrections officers, an agreement has been reached that is expected to see them return to work early tomorrow morning. The wildcat strike ...