A new documentary features cellphone footage from behind bars, exposing abuse and neglect that is all too common in America’s ...

Roberson’s was the latest case from Texas to produce a small explosion of news coverage, one of many featuring celebrities ...

Stanley Jackson, the attorney representing the families of the three women, was joined by Black Lives Matter Cleveland in calling for an independent investigation of each death. Pretel has so far ...

Understaffing, outdated facilities and poor management have led to filthy conditions in jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Hinds County, Mississippi.

Community advocates and surviving family members also want the sheriff to step aside in two other death investigations involving deputies.

The case against Robert Roberson, whose execution is scheduled for Oct. 16, is the latest to raise questions about a ...

Every year, thousands of people die in prisons and jails across the country. In Philadelphia, the officials running the city’s jails have turned to wearable biometric bracelets — created by a company ...

The outlets are honored for their series on unsolved homicides by St. Louis Police Department, victims and families without justice.

It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert, as ICE’s dragnet now includes thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement.

Amid a decade-long court battle, control of Hinds County’s Raymond Detention Center — severely understaffed and rife with violence, dysfunction and inhumane conditions — is now under the control of a ...

As a kid, Joseph Wilson was sexually exploited by someone who was supposed to take care of him. The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resurfaced old wounds.

After a family member passes away in prison or jail, people are often left with basic questions. To get answers, they have to get creative.