Republicans on a Georgia Senate committee have proposed a solution to the overcrowding problem at the Fulton County Jail, but not everyone in metro Atlanta supports their idea.

Faced with more immediate funding needs, state officials haven’t asked for more money for rehabilitation programs, such as ...

Across the region, sheriff’s offices are hiring for more detention officers. One of those places is Onslow County. Detention ...

B efore becoming an attorney, Kyle Fraser was a teacher. His two years in the classroom took him from an affluent boarding ...

A federal judge serving with the District Court in Johnstown has ordered the Departments of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide remote access to the New Jersey court ...

The Trump administration on Tuesday began flights transporting "criminal aliens" to Guantanamo Bay, with plans in the works ...

Two days after nonprofit groups sued the federal government over a stop-work order targeting programs that provide information and guidance to people facing deportation, the U.S. Justice Department ...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-21) announced Monday they sent a letter to newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting the Department of Defense ...

A former employee at the Edgecombe County Detention Center is facing charges after an investigation determined she was ...

State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive ...

Concerns rose Friday from some Broward leaders about the Sheriff’s Office’s plan for May to no longer provide equipment and ...