In a term marked by rulings limiting immigrants’ rights, the court sided with several other people harmed by the criminal justice system.

In the spirit of Frederick Douglass’ historic speech, 20 currently and formerly incarcerated Americans explain what Independence Day means to them.

Missouri is one of two states where a judge can hand down death when juries cannot agree unanimously on a sentence.

The state Supreme Court wants to know how local courts provide lawyers, if any, to poor people after their arrest.

An anti-drug smuggling policy has slowed the delivery of time-sensitive court documents as prison staff read letters ...

Leavenworth, Kansas, is nearly synonymous with prisons. But when CoreCivic announced plans to detain immigrants there, residents pushed back.

Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human ...

The concept takes into account nonphysical tactics abusers use to trap their partners. But some worry the new laws will hurt ...

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In a one-page memo issued months into the new policy, prison system officials signaled to county court clerks that they need ...

Few trans people receive gender-affirming housing and care in the federal prison system. This executive order would make it ...