Cosmetology students turned the tassels on their graduation caps after walking the stage inside Nevada’s women’s prison on ...

In the wake of the Pope’s prison visit Dec. 26, the Register spoke with Catholic prison-ministry workers around the United ...

Two women who were accused in a scheme to secretly record private conversations between the municipality’s mayor and deputy mayor at a local restaurant were accepted into a Pre-Trial Intervention ...

Court proceedings kicked off Monday in the trial of a North Carolina woman accused of murdering a man inside a North Myrtle ...

We have pieced together accounts from multiple reliable sources to build a picture of everyday life for Nasim and other women, who are currently being held in Evin prison. Many were among the tens ...

In 1996, Aquilia Barnette randomly selected a lone motorist in Charlotte, North Carolina, by waiting at ... death sentence under the Violence Against Women Act. Another of Monday’s commutations ...

Gov. Roy Cooper announced he would change the death sentences of 15 people to life in prison without parole as one of his ...

Members of the violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), have expanded criminal operations to the Gulf states of ...

As Gov. Roy Cooper prepares to leave office, advocates are anxiously waiting to see if he grants more clemency in the final ...

The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule.

The comprehensive bill introduces reforms such as open prisons for women, segregated facilities for women and transgender individuals, and dedicated spaces for civil prisoners. Tabled by chief ...

The bill provides for categories of prisons such as special prison, open prison for women, temporary prison and open colony. Open prisons and open colonies will help with rehabilitation and ...