With government ineffectiveness and an increase in both white and black lawlessness, the problem of where and how to house convicts was significant. Initially, some states paid private contractors ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jury convicts former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his aide in a scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business.

At the end of 2022, reports emerged that female convicts in Russia -- just like their male counterparts -- were being recruited to serve in the invasion of Ukraine. About 1,000 women, according to ...