Governor Newsom has decided to close the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco by fall 2026, saving taxpayers over a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people behind bars in state prisons fell during the second half of 2000 in the first decrease since 1972, the Justice Department said Sunday.

Because of that fundamental dynamic, the explanation for why roughly 1.6 million people—more than 500 for every 100,000 Americans—were in a state or federal prison in 2009 has very little to ...

Louisiana, long known for its 'prison economy,' now houses more ICE detention facilities than any other non-border state.

In fiscal year 2023, the combination of expiring federal COVID-19 pandemic aid, slowing tax revenue growth, and rising costs for Medicaid led to an increase in the share of state revenue dedicated ...

Voters in eastern Oregon, Salem and other largely rural areas with prisons have a greater say in the state House than other ...

Miami Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison located at the former Grissom Air Force Base about 70 miles north of Indianapolis, can house up to about 3,100 men. Annie Goeller, chief ...