On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law that gives incarcerated firefighters a major wage increase. The new law will ...

Conditions inside Tacoma's Northwest ICE Processing Center are a mystery for many. In new interviews, people currently and ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Summer has ended at last. […] ...

As the federal budget impasse wears on, Bureau of Prisons employees and programs are being further squeezed following a year ...

Here are five takeaways from the documentary exposing abuse and neglect that is all too common in U.S. prisons.

The evidence indicates ICE is detaining pregnant women at alarming rates, in rapidly deteriorating conditions.

Harvey Hill wouldn’t leave John Finnegan’s front yard. He stood in the pouring rain, laughing at the sky, alarming his former boss' wife. Finnegan dialed 911.

The Supreme Court tossed out the convicted sex trafficker’s appeal request Monday, unanimously declining to hear Maxwell’s ...

We cannot arrest and incarcerate ourselves out of the problems facing Delaware and the United States. Trump is wrong.

Increased use of compassionate release could ease costs and crowding with minimal risks to public safety, experts say. But it ...