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Rep. LaMonica McIver says private prisons are profiting by jailing some who’ve already signed deportation agreements.

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But inside the prison chapel, there's silence only disrupted by laughter between friends or affirmations about redemption, ...

The widow of 46-year-old Adam Saleska says she warned officials about his mental health struggles before he was found dead in ...

Author and playwright Lila Raicek opens up about her debut novel, 'The Plunge,' and what inspired the erotic thriller.