The functioning of the judiciary reveals that it has exercised its powers in creative ways and devised new strategies to ensure the protection of human rights of prisoners. In recent decades, the ...

David Carrillo, professor and former inmate, shares his story of success in the Legislation Inside program, which empowers ...

Exclusive: Prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms continuing to take their own lives, say campaigners, as government ...

Justin Nordine, a former certified General Motors autotech, is now working to get his life back on track after serving time in prison following his arrest in Hanford three years ago.

Pamela Smart, who is serving a sentence of life in prison for being an accomplice in the murder of her husband, is weighing ...

The new boss of the State’s prisons has declared jail romances “will not be tolerated” as five prison officers are suspended ...

Here's a look at some of the major bills that made it to Gov. Larry Rhoden's desk — and those that didn't — this year.

Right-wing party plunged into 'catastrophic' crisis as exiled MP Rupert Lowe considers setting up a rival group that could ...

The HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) remains operating 'hand to mouth', while the service acknowledges it as ...

That blueprint, titled “A Moment of Reckoning”, was outlined in a virtual press conference on Thursday. The blueprint calls for an end to prolonged solitary confinement, a pathway for release for ...

Despite Maryland's progressive reputation, the disparities in its criminal justice system are among the worst in the country.