Faced with more immediate funding needs, state officials haven’t asked for more money for rehabilitation programs, such as ...

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers are divided on whether to clear the path for elderly and seriously ill inmates to more easily seek early release from prison. Those backing a set of proposed ...

Justice Department attorney John Robinson said prison officials have “broad discretion” to decide where to place inmates. Moving the women to a men's prison would jeopardize their safety and ...

Japan's largest women's prison, located north of Tokyo. It houses nearly 500 inmates, the majority of whom are elderly. "I made a poor decision and shoplifted, thinking it would be a minor issue.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its anti-trans prison ... men’s facilities and prohibits the Bureau of Prisons from providing gender-affirming care to inmates.

Justice Department attorney John Robinson said prison officials have “broad discretion” to decide where to place inmates. Moving the women to a men's prison would jeopardize their safety and ...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge is expected to rule Tuesday on a request to temporarily block prison officials from transferring three incarcerated transgender women to men’s facilities and ...