A staggering number of people in Wisconsin prisons have mental illnesses and committed non-violent crimes. A new bill could ...

The North Bay and District Jail is “severely” overcrowded with three inmates to a cell, frequent facility lockdowns and high ...

Authorities reveal how girl, 5, fell overboard from Disney Dream cruise ship before dad jumped in to save her 160 People ...

When Flathead County Justice of Peace Eric Hummel decides whether an individual charged with a crime will be held in the ...

The problems include frequent lockdowns, three inmates in cells for two or bunking in broom closets, mould and getting the ...

As figures shown in parliament outline the level of overcrowding in Western Australia's prisons, the Justice Department says ...

The closure of the country's main prison for housing sex offenders has been recommended as a top priority by a group ...

Are Nashville jails overcrowded? How does overcrowding effect services provided to inmates? How much money is being spent to ...

Prisoners kept in overcrowded jail cells in England and Wales are nearly 20% more likely to be involved in assaults, new research suggests. The Ministry of Justice published analysis to better ...

Indonesia's Ministry of Immigration and Corrections has announced that a new correctional facility that could house up to ...

Asked at a legislative committee meeting about prison overcrowding, Chou said that fraud has become the leading offense among ...