Former inmates and officials say synthetic drugs like K2, frequent lockdowns and limited addiction treatment fuel overdose ...

A 33-year-old federal inmate’s death by gunfire has exposed troubling questions about safety protocols and transparency within America’s prison system, leaving his devastated family searching for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. Prison is difficult but when an inmate is far from home it is ...

When a person incarcerated at the federal detention center in Philadelphia is placed on suicide watch, they are assigned to ...

A federal judge has denied a legal attempt, for now, to prevent the U.S. government from transferring former death row ...

Jefferson was accused of entering a woman’s cell on July 6, 2024, and forcing a sexual encounter that resulted in an injury, ...

After reviewing lawsuit filings and interviewing one of the plaintiffs, the Star can offer the first accounts of the breach.

BEAUMONT, Texas — A federal inmate was found unresponsive at the United States Penitentiary Beaumont on Sunday afternoon and later died at a Southeast Texas hospital, according to prison officials.

New York State’s Bedford Hills Correctional facility, Illinois’ Pontiac Correctional Center and Albion Correctional Facility in New York State are the three U.S. prisons with the highest reported ...