A $3 billion repair backlog. And now, a stunning directive from President Donald Trump for the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons to "REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!" — the notorious ...

What we know: Several top leaders of the Bureau of Prisons, including engineers, visited the island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay last week. And the director of the agency, William ...

WASHINGTON – The federal Bureau of Prisons doesn’t screen most inmates for colorectal cancer and treatment is often lacking even with positive test results, according to a watchdog report ...

(Carolyn Kaster/AP) The Federal Bureau of Prisons has failed to adequately screen thousands of older inmates in its custody for colorectal cancer, raising the risk that inmates with the disease ...

Federal Bureau of Prisons Director William Marshall III expressed confidence in the viability of using Alcatraz again, stating that he is “really excited” about putting the facility back to use.

North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe, which has sought full federal recognition for decades, has the attention of President Donald Trump. During his 2024 campaign, Trump promised to fight for full ...

a controversy that began when Daniel pleaded guilty in late 2023 and said he was looking forward to the change of scenery in the federal Bureau of Prisons. All nine men are already serving life in ...

The Trump administration is halting some hiring at the federal Bureau of Prisons, the crisis-plagued agency where chronic understaffing has led to long overtime shifts and the use of prison nurses ...