Prisoner Treatment

The legislation is the latest step by members of Congress to further oversight of the federal prison system

"After failing to protect them, the very least BOP can do now is let these women leave and begin to heal," an official said

It's a key position in a prison system that has struggled to rein in criminal behavior, particularly at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women

The lawsuit claims the staff at the jail lack adequate training and policies in medical and mental health screening

Corrections Commissioner Victoria Kuhn said the moves were part of "lifting the veil of secrecy that has hung over this department, and Edna, for far too long"

By providing too many privileges to its max-security inmates, Ohio is both undercutting its reformatory mission and putting the safety of everyone behind the wall at risk

The corrections guild president says officers are so exhausted from mandatory OT that they're sleeping in empty cells between shifts

No qualified immunity is granted to the sheriff in a case of negligent hiring, the court of appeals decides

The Philadelphia Bail Fund said it plans to use the money later this month "to free as many people as possible"

Lawmakers aim to replace language considered stigmatizing with alternatives such as "resident of a jail"

"I am not going to be in a city where dangerous people assault innocent people, go to jail and assault more people," Eric Adams said

"It's great for morale, the culture; it's great for the community," said Gov. Kevin Stitt

The state's decision affects incapacitated inmates who are deemed to still need some sort of supervision

DOC screeners cited numerous assaults on previous cellmates in their recommendation to house James Boyd alone; officials overturned it without explanation