Prisons, in general, are for people sentenced for more serious crimes. The sentences are usually longer, and can be up to life. Prison inmates can also be civilly committed for addiction or treatment, ...

Deaths that occur either when a person is in the custody of law enforcement or housed in a correctional facility are largely underreported. That’s because reporting requirements are not enforced ...

Prisoners are literally trapped inside cells as the virus spreads, experts say. As much of the nation adjusts this week to sudden and indefinite home confinement, prison and jail wardens across the ...

People who are in prison and jail are eligible to qualify for the first stimulus check of up to $1,200 per adult, but with the tight Nov. 4 deadline to file physical paperwork now passed, inmates have ...