The lawsuit by Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel alleges negligence and false imprisonment. Rengel spent four months in the ...

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - A Venezuelan man who said he was wrongfully identified as a gang member ...

Samir Ousman Alsheikh, a former Syrian prison chief, was found guilty of torture and immigration fraud charges, becoming the ...

Vermont Green FC fans vie for tickets in new lottery for U.S. Open Cup Round 2 game ...

Research shows people often “age out” of crime, and health care costs are ballooning. But still, many states oppose releasing ...

As the hours tick by, former college basketball player Jarred Shaw wonders daily whether his life has come down to this bleak existence and whether he'll ever see his home more than 10,000 miles away.

Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus members confronted Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain about poor prison conditions. Lawmakers cited mold, roof leaks, and a 14-hour power outage at the Mississippi ...

A Staunton man was sentenced to seven years in prison for a theft involving pepper spray. Joshua Lee Talley was convicted of illegal use of tear gas and petty larceny. The incident occurred at a ...

Years after his 25-year-old son Kylan died in a Tennessee prison run by CoreCivic, Tim Leeper of Lebanon sat before a Senate panel to share a proposal designed to help provide transparency and ...

The ousted president’s son is projecting an optimistic image of how his father is coping. People with access to the ...

Two popular Michigan vacation destinations are in the running to be named the “Best Historic Small Town” the country. The winner will be determined by public voting. Ludington and Mackinac Island are ...

Transgender people have been the focus of an aggressive legislative push to mitigate their access to health care in recent years, and now trans prisoners are facing a new offensive. President Donald ...