Knox County Criminal Court Judge Tim Irwin appointed a representative to the board who lacks detention center experience.

A former Carter County corrections officer was indicted on Monday after allegedly having sexual contact with an inmate. According to a news release from the Tennessee ...

Not one of Montana's private residential programs for troubled teens has faced significant sanctions despite racking up 58 complaints since the state began licensing them 12 years ago.

Scan the lists of owners and administrators at state-licensed residential programs for troubled children in Montana and the same names appear again and again.

It took a riot and multiple indictments, but the chorus of calls is growing to boot the state’s private-prison operator out ...

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