Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail almost two months ago, and authorities have captured all but the man with the ...

One of the ironies of Nunez’s story, and something that still rankles him, is he received just $75,000 in a settlement in ...

At almost every moment in its history, Los Angeles has been building a new jail — or debating whether to do so.

In an innovative program at a jail in Athens, inmates face their past and are given more freedom. The goal? That they stop coming back.

A detention facility that's seen 12 deaths — five of which were suicides — since 2021, and felt the weight of a federal ...

Murder suspect escaped during a chaotic jail room flood, 12 months after his last breakout.

A judge is deciding whether to send Kansas mother Amber Peery to prison for a deadly highway crash that killed three Girl Scouts.

While Sean “Diddy” Combs is in jail awaiting his day in court, it may take some time for his loved ones to get to visit him. “Any potential visitor has to go through background checks and be ...

It's a chance for non-violent inmates to meet, talk with employers and ultimately land jobs that will be waiting for them as soon as they get out of jail.

Jacksonville rejected a sweeping proposal to build a new jail and opted for a bite-sized approach that will start with a feasibility study.