Iowans and their elected officials are doing nothing to protect both prison employees and inmates from death. So please ...

Public caning for Shariah offences is carried out outside the confines of prison in a closed-door setting, Datuk Mohd Na’im ...

Opinion: If Sutton is sent back to prison, it will be the failure of a justice system that refuses to follow its laws.

The independent review says successive governments made "knee jerk" decisions to issue longer prison sentences.

The Independent Sentencing Review said longer jail terms have been a ‘knee jerk’ policy response which has led to an ...

Strangulation is one of the more brutal crimes that happens across the Carolinas. Some say that the punishment does not fit ...

As prison officer Toni Cole is handed a 12 month prison sentence for engaging in a series of intimate trysts with a convict, ...

As the conversation meandered throughout the day, it occurred to me to get his thoughts on El Salvador President Nayib Bukele ...

The writers urge Washington lawmakers to pass the Judicial Discretion Act, allowing judges to modify some prison sentences.

Despite terrorizing hundreds of fellow children, teens who make a violent threat usually get mental health treatment, not ...

At the end of 2012, he was sent to a prerelease program in Boston, where he had to find a job with no cellphone and no ...

Visitation isn’t just about seeing someone face-to-face. It’s about being reminded of who you are beyond the confines of ...