A former inmate at Groveland Correctional Facility was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of another inmate at ...

A former employee at a church program for troubled youth in Des Moines was sentenced to a maximum of 17 years in prison for child sex crimes.

Huron Valley Correctional Facility holds about 1,800 prisoners and is the state's only women's prison. It's been under fire recently for poor conditions.

A woman from Rotterdam who admitted to running a prostitution business out of her massage parlors was sentenced on Wednesday ...

A former youth ministry employee who previously pleaded guilty to sex offenses involving a minor was sentenced to prison on ...

With 168 672 inmates crammed into facilities built for just over 107 000, South Africa’s correctional system is operating at 58% over capacity. Parliamentary data reveals a system in collapse, with ...

Matthew Roy stands in front of the Maine Correctional Center last month. His wife, Katie Mountain, is one of several women who say they have been harassed by another inmate, with their complaints ...

A $310 million New Jersey women’s prison is scheduled to start construction by the end of the year. February 27, 2026 A $310 million New Jersey women’s prison is designed as a “more humane” ...

A bill that would allow pregnant women sentenced to incarceration to defer their sentences until after the birth of their child recently advanced out of the Alabama House Judiciary Committee. “Alabama ...

Lansing — Mold is a persistent problem inside Michigan's only prison for women, and employees made bets over whether inmates there would commit suicide, according to testimony presented Tuesday to the ...

Momentum is finally building to address longstanding and systemic problems at Michigan’s only women’s prison as state lawmakers, local elected officials, and activists demand answers about mold, ...

Margaret Sines holds her 1-month-old baby Noah as she feeds him in the nursery at the state Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Mo., on Feb. 5, 2026. Sines has ...