As federal lawsuits challenge President Trump's executive order impacting trans inmates, the Bureau of Prisons is putting a ...

A Washington lawmaker has introduced legislation that would prevent an inmate convicted of a physical or sexual assault from being housed in a cell with another ...

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. A new law will help them get Medicaid.

Jesse Stone, Marion County teen found guilty of raping 91-year-old woman, sentenced to 25 years in a Florida prison.

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A reentry program near Waco, Texas, has proven successful. Not only does every participant come out with a job, but their ...

A Pensacola homeless shelter for women says they have one week to find a new place to live after Escambia County passed a new ...

IOWA CITY — On senior day in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa women's wrestling went 2-0 with wins over Augustana College and No. 4 Grand Valley State. The Hawkeyes got their day started with a dominant ...

At least three prisons have a 50% vacancy rate, with some so short-staffed that they have been incapable of complying with policies on safety, medical treatment and solitary confinement.

Under a new policy enacted in Florida last fall, prison officials forced transgender women to cut their hair, surrender their bras and overcome much tougher requirements to obtain gender ...

Donald Trump's executive order supposedly meant to protect women only exposes one of the most vulnerable ... aiming to “provide for the analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape in federal, ...

TALLAHASSEE — After President Trump on Monday issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis jumped on the idea. In an order he issued ...