Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.

By his own admission, Edgar Veytia ordered killings and torture and facilitated drug smuggling while he was governor of a ...

CoreCivic has reached an agreement with ICE to convert its California City facility into federal immigrant detention.

Some inmates at the Washington County Detention Center have been able to earn credits toward early release for good behavior ...

The massive piece of legislation to which President Donald Trump has just attached his legacy allocates $170 billion for immigration and border enforcement over the next four years—including $45 ...

Reduction in Federal Funding for Medicaid Expansion Population. New York State residents, regardless of their immigration status, are entitled to certain state-funded health care benefits and ...

Public Safety Contraband entering federal prison in Sheridan through drone and duffel bag drops, feds say Published: Jun. 13, 2025, 7:00 a.m.

"There's never been a time where immigration detention hasn't been deadly, so it's just inevitable that the more people we ...

But incarcerated people and BOP experts say that in just a few short months, the Trump administration has exacerbated this ...

North Dakota, on the other hand, has a slightly smaller Native American presence at 5.3%, but the racial group makes up 19% of its prison population. Jamison said that data point was one of his ...

Maine’s foster care population grew at a higher rate than any other state between 2019 and 2023, new federal data shows.

According to the Justice Bureau's statistics, 84.2% of South Dakota's total population is white, while 45.9% of its prison population is white. North Dakota has a similar statistic, with 86.4% of ...