Gavin Newsom to convene a special legislative session to enact urgency legislation that would allow state prison sentences for looting during a local emergency. The proposed legislation was ...

In their own letter, defense attorneys argued Combs has been unconstitutionally held in jail and silenced since he was first arrested in September, that the government has launched a campaign ...

They’ve had to convert closets and classrooms into cells, and small spaces can make it difficult for jail staff to access inmates in an emergency. The current jail is also spread out ...

They’ve had to convert closets and classrooms into cells, and small spaces can make it difficult for jail staff to access inmates in an emergency. The current jail is also spread out, instead of ...

The Briefing Room. Why do we have such overcrowded prisons? Audio, 28 minutesThe Briefing Room Why do we have such overcrowded prisons? Britain has the highest number of prisoners per head of ...

“This prisoner took advantage of the time he was left alone in the cell,” and took his own life, the chief justice added. “Prison officials immediately took action to save this ...

Colorado (KCNC) — A Colorado man who pleaded guilty to careless driving resulting in the death of a 13-year-old boy has been sentenced to a year in jail and ... with a background like this ...

RACINE, Wisconsin (WISN) — A Racine County Jail inmate has been charged following ... All of the emergency buttons in every cell were working, but were not activated by any of the inmates ...

Thirteen suspected criminals are on the loose in Zambia after a tipsy detective unlocked jail cells on New Year's Eve and told inmates they were free to go, police said Friday. The detective "in a ...