Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human ...

The concept takes into account nonphysical tactics abusers use to trap their partners. But some worry the new laws will hurt ...

As the Justice Department slashes funding to programs across the U.S., Wilkes County’s planned recovery court was halted ...

An anti-drug smuggling policy has slowed the delivery of time-sensitive court documents as prison staff read letters ...

The Bureau of Prisons’ new deputy director’s past incarceration has drawn outrage from some officers — and support from ...

Missouri is one of two states where a judge can hand down death when juries cannot agree unanimously on a sentence.

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In a one-page memo issued months into the new policy, prison system officials signaled to county court clerks that they need ...

If I self-deport, can I return legally to the U.S. one day? Under current immigration law, most undocumented migrants who leave after a period of unlawful presence, whether on their own or through ...

In a new book, Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen questions how courts and prisons use psychopathy diagnoses — and whether they should ...