West Midlands Police has invested in data analysis techniques to help tackle serious violent crime and reduce the cost of ...

The crisis in Ecuador’s prisons has escaped the confines of the penitentiary system to sow violence, corruption, and chaos around the country. The political assassinations, terrorist-style attacks, ...

Banks, the Scottish science fiction writer best known for his Culture series. Banks is an odd choice for a bunch of tech billionaires. The author, who died in 2013, was a socialist and avowed ...

Private prisons across the United States are increasing their capacity to hold migrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as President Donald Trump's administration ramps up ...

Private prisons, which have come under scrutiny from advocates concerned about whether companies value profit over conditions for detainees, are being used to house many of these migrants.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The Scottish Government has been urged to intervene to help end a strike at Scottish water which has seen workers walk out for seven days.

Unions representing Scottish Water employees have said the First Minister “must be held to account” as staff striking over pay accused the Scottish Government of “hypocrisy” over its ...

Dorothy Gaines knows firsthand the burdens prison can put on a family. She was in federal prison for seven years with three children at home. "My oldest daughter was 18," she says. "She had to ...

having a loved one in prison or jail is estimated to cost families across the country nearly $350 billion each year — about four times the amount the federal government estimates it costs taxpayers ...

The family of a Scottish Borders farmer who took his own life aged 60 are taking part in a 100-mile memorial walk to raise awareness around mental health. Neil Stewart, from Kelso, was a cattle ...