For Robert Brooks Jr., the murder of his father last year at the hands of multiple correction officers at Marcy Correctional ...

The bills, which have already passed the State Legislature, would help prevent brutality in prisons, supporters say. But the ...

Dozens of elderly inmates die of natural causes behind bars each year costing the state millions in medical bills for prisoners who advocates say are too infirm to pose any threat to the public. Forty ...

Prison reform can help many inmates prepare for life outside prison instead of just punishing them. The approach allows them to learn new skills and ways to cope with life's ups and downs. Reform can ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Criminal Justice Reform has been a pivotal topic in recent years. Jondhi Harrell experienced it all first hand. "I came home in 2009 after serving 18 years straight and it was ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday afternoon to reform California's inmate firefighter program. "Inmates who have stood on the frontlines battling historic fires should ...

10 inmates escaped Orleans Justice Center through a wall breach Lax supervision and faulty infrastructure cited as causes Jail under federal reform order since 2013 viral abuse videos Sheriff Hutson ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The almost two-week-long manhunt for the Arkansas escaped inmate, Grant Hardin, may now be over, but state lawmakers say the most important questions still remain unanswered.

WASHINGTON — As London Teeter took the podium inside the Elijah Barrett Prettyman United States Court House, nerves were high. "I actually have a really big fear of public speaking,” Teeter said. But ...