Inmate Carolyn Arnett approached a pastor at the all-women's McPherson Unit prison with something she wanted to get off her mind. Arnett, serving life in prison for her role in a killing in Greene ...

BOISE, Idaho — Dozens of Idaho inmates have suffered unchecked sexual abuse by women’s prison guards and faced retaliation when they spoke up. As Idaho officials promise to review problematic policies ...

BOISE, Idaho — If they hadn’t met in prison, none of it would have happened like this. On the outside, Jamie Hamilton would have been polite to Derek Stettler, maybe have had “a conversation,” she’d ...

The for-profit company's immigrant detention centers in other states are charged with measles outbreaks and poor medical care for detainees. | Opinion ...

ASHINGTON — Inmates at New Jersey’s only state prison for women were regularly sexually assaulted by guards and sometimes forced to engage in sex acts with other prisoners while staff members looked ...

Federal investigation found Georgia prisons failing to protect inmates from violence and unconstitutional conditions ...

Alabama’s prison system has come under scrutiny in recent months following a federal report that details widespread, systemic issues of abuse and a lack of proper oversight. As a result of the ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is personally liable for failing to stop inmate abuse in Men's Central Jail, a federal jury has ruled. Last week's jury verdict was the first time Baca's been held ...