The Arizona Department of Corrections will digitize inmate mail, impacting tangible connections for incarcerated individuals ...

A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 38 current and former inmates in Los Angeles County’s women’s jail claims male staff ...

"Punishing incarcerated people for refusing to work indeed violates the state constitution’s ban on involuntary servitude and ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2025 announced the closure of another prison, a shutdown that's possible because the state is incarcerating far fewer people than it did just a decade ago.

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming prison labor practices violate the state ...

Ten of the prisoners were transferred to one of the most restrictive maximum-security prisons in the U.S., an infamous ...

South Dakota’s had a particularly challenging year. The state has logged eight suspected or confirmed overdose deaths in 2025 ...

Arkansas inmates will no longer receive books, newspapers or magazines directly under a new policy approved by the Board of ...

A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for his role in the brutal beating of an inmate that was captured on ...

Most of us only know what prison life looks like thanks to movies and TV shows — and those tend to exaggerate almost ...

The Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office on Friday identified two men who died while in custody Monday inside the Spokane County Jail.

Advocates and lawmakers are calling for the reinstatement of an independent oversight body to investigate and help prevent deaths, as well as changes to medical and geriatric parole.