If Selena had confronted her differently, this never would have happened,” a family member of Yolanda Saldívar.

Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed the National Guard as she has weighed transferring prisoners out of state to address the Empire State’s mounting prison guard shortage.

In 1966, Simone wrote and performed “Four Women,” a musical portrait of different stereotyped Black women who were exploited ...

According to I Be Black Girl, 81,000 women are released to communities without ways to support them. It’s why the nonprofit created the Now Home community advisory committee. Their goal is finding ...

Days before an end was announced to the prison strikes at more than 30 facilities across New York state, more violence was reported inside a maximum-security correctional location north of New York ...

Local governments and insurers paid over $60 million to resolve and defend hundreds of jail-related claims in the last five ...

Hulu’s Prison Break reboot, which got a pilot order three months ago, is now starting to take shape — with the casting of three main roles. As previously reported, Mayans MC showrunner Elgin James is ...

Service dogs trained in North Carolina prisons are changing lives, not just for the people who need them, but for the inmates who train them.

Four correctional officers were injured at Sing Sing Correctional Facility after an inmate violently assaulted a female officer, prompting a struggle that left three others hurt. Two of the officers ...

Opinion: Depriving incarcerated people of paper would limit educational opportunities and communication with loved ones.

A new women’s prison would create about 100 full-time jobs, he said, including nursing and maintenance positions.