Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration says it's recommending the closure of Rockview state prison and the Quehanna boot camp amid longer-term national trends of shrinking prison populations.

Rowan Wilson, the chief judge of New York State’s highest court, used his State of the Judiciary address to push back against ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said they are launching a portal for whistleblowers to ...

Public defender, DA, judge joined to help Matthew J. Schweichler, who is mentally disabled, mentally ill but also violent, complicating his placement.

Her proposals include a new unit called The Future of Prisons in New York State that would create a strategy for safer ...

Visitation isn’t just about seeing someone face-to-face. It’s about being reminded of who you are beyond the confines of ...

Former South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel has announced his candidacy for governor, marking his return to politics after ...

Follow the latest coverage as President Donald Trump participates in the National Prayer Breakfast. Updates as the Senate ...

Alabama became the first state to carry out executions with nitrogen gas when three inmates were put to death using the ...

This post will be updated throughout the day. Live updates will be added at the top of this page. An Alabama Death Row inmate is set to be executed tonight for the 1991 slaying of a woman in her ...