Jacolby Shawn Smith-Barber was taken into custody on Feb. 6 on a charge of prohibited substance in a correctional facility.

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...

Demetrius Terrance Frazier was the fourth person executed in the United States using nitrogen hypoxia, which involves ...

Valentino Valdez was given his birth certificate, his Social Security card, a T-shirt, and khaki pants when he was released from a Texas prison in 2019 at age 21. But he didn't have health insurance, ...

Federal prosecutors said Andrew Taake attacked U.S. Capitol police officers with a metal whip and bear spray. He pleaded guilty last June.

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