A man who randomly targeted a waitress at an Olive Garden in Winnipeg has been sentenced to six years in prison. In an emotional impact statement, the victim detailed the traumatic effect of the crime ...

Senegal is tightening its crackdown on gay people, and activists say fear is spreading. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has sought tougher prison penalties for “unnatural acts," with a maximum of ...

Assemblymember Gregg Hart said California needs to weigh the benefits of rehabilitation with the stubbornly high cost of incarceration.

Imprisoned former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters was found not guilty of assault on a fellow inmate after confrontation at ...

Amid renewed debate over the controversial practice, an archival FRONTLINE documentary offers a visceral portrait of life in solitary confinement at one maximum-security prison.

Prosecutors said he "ghost prepared" tax returns for others in the immigrant community --- not adding his name to the documents, and collecting up to $300 per filing.

A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration from implementing sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule. The ruling also reversed all of the decisions made by a ...

H3N2 flu cases are tripling in some countries as a new version with seven mutations spreads worldwide. US data remains unclear due to the CDC shutdown during government closures.

The CoreCivic employees stop me when I turn off Highway 85 onto the road to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. The men ...

A 2019 triple killing in West Oakland that left three men dead has finally resulted in a life sentence. Today, 33-year-old ...

Nine men are charged in connection with a fatal stabbing at the prison, which the Trump administration has nicknamed the ...

Thousands of low-income people living with HIV could be losing drug coverage as states impose limitations on HIV assistance programs amid constrained budgets — raising alarms ov ...