COLUMBIA, S.C. – More drones are being detected flying over U.S. prisons than ever before, and federal regulations make it harder for state prisons to do anything about it. Advancements in drone ...

Judge blocked transfer of 18 women under Trump order But he didn't explain why for each plaintiff, appeals panel says Inmates will have another chance to temporarily stop transfers April 17 (Reuters) ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - State prisons in the United States became more violent and nearly 50% deadlier over the past five years as authorities struggled to keep enough guards on the job, ...

Major sentencing: Monica Hernandez-Palma received 41 months in U.S. prison for leading a smuggling network moving thousands from Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas. Global operation: The network ...

A decision whether to mandate air conditioning inside Texas prisons is in the hands of a federal judge, as advocacy organizations try to force the state to address what they allege are dangerous, ...

America talks about recidivism as if it were a mystery. It isn’t. It is a predictable outcome of how we run prisons. The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics has tracked what happens after release for ...

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is serving a life sentence at a maximum security facility in Colorado.