Leavenworth, Kansas, is nearly synonymous with prisons. But when CoreCivic announced plans to detain immigrants there, ...

A growing number of states are considering legislation to set up protections for patients who might be drug tested when they give birth. Three of the bills were introduced following an investigative ...

The state Supreme Court wants to know how local courts provide lawyers, if any, to poor people after their arrest.

Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human ...

Missouri is one of two states where a judge can hand down death when juries cannot agree unanimously on a sentence.

The Bureau of Prisons’ new deputy director’s past incarceration has drawn outrage from some officers — and support from ...

An anti-drug smuggling policy has slowed the delivery of time-sensitive court documents as prison staff read letters ...

Critics say there’s no evidence that castration prevents future sex offenses. Yet several states are weighing such measures.

The concept takes into account nonphysical tactics abusers use to trap their partners. But some worry the new laws will hurt ...

Few trans people receive gender-affirming housing and care in the federal prison system. This executive order would make it ...