The Clark County Council is moving forward with a proposed $344 million partial rebuild of the county jail, balancing facility upgrades with a public sensitive to new taxes.
"What was supposed to be an eight-year sentence became a life sentence. RIP Gerry. I know it was too late to save him, but ...
The number of Virginia inmates serving life with or without parole — and “virtual” life sentences of 50 years or longer — now constitutes 14% of Virginia’s prison population and 15% nationally, a new ...
The February death by lethal injection of convicted killer Ronald Heath, 64, came amid a surge in executions pushed forwards ...
The February death by lethal injection of convicted killer Ronald Heath, 64, came amid a surge in executions pushed forwards ...
On April 8, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department announced it was investigating the death of an inmate who was found ...
Twenty-two inmate deaths were classified as homicides between 2024 and 2025, accounting for almost half of all inmate ...
Nevada is spending millions more on medical care in prisons, as state officials acknowledge they don't have the staff to meet ...
The ruling for inmates languishing in San Francisco jail was celebrated as a landmark. Now some lawyers say it was "wrong." ...
Prison education programs are typically built by faculty, partnerships staff, workforce coordinators or even chaplains—people whose commitment to this work is genuine and whose expertise does not ...
Rising Deaths in an Expanding US Immigration Detention System,” documents the increasing number of deaths in ICE custody ...