The use of a t-shirt as an improvised spit hood on a handcuffed youth detainee was a breach of human rights and child-safe ...

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A correctional officer and a registered nurse accused of smuggling drugs and electronics into a private Youngstown prison pleaded not guilty to federal charges on Thursday. Brenda Dixson and Jodi ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama reelection campaign.

DES MOINES — The state no longer is considering contracting with a private company to provide health care services in Iowa’s nine prisons, according to a union leader whose group represents prison ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide to outgoing New York Mayor Eric Adams was sentenced Tuesday to three years’ probation, including a year of home confinement, for soliciting illegal campaign contributions ...

The Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday in which a private prison company argues that it should have immunity from being sued for practices at one of its immigrant detention centers in Colorado. The ...

WATONGA, Okla. (KFOR) – In their quarterly financial report, CoreCivic, the private prison operator, announced that it did well financially despite the government shutdown. CoreCivic reopened ...

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One of the largest private prison companies in the world, the GEO Group, is tied up in a Supreme Court battle as the company gains attention for contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The CoreCivic California City Immigration Processing Center in California City on Sep. 22, 2025. Photo by Miguel Vasconcellos for CalMatters. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up ...

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