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.

There’s now a dedicated wing in a National City hospital specifically for people in local jails who need medical attention — 10 beds for now, with plans to essentially double that. The secure area at ...

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 ...