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 ...

With ICE facilities over capacity, the Trump administration has requested the help of local law enforcement to detain ...

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 ...

State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive industries like oil and gas drilling.

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 ...

DOJ reverses course after nonprofits sued the Trump Administration for halting the $28-million program that provides free ...

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