Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% staff turnover rate.

Alabama executed murderer and rapist Demetrius Terrance Frazier by nitrogen gas at 6 p.m. Thursday. He was convicted in the ...

Prison violence remains a significant yet underreported issue in the U.S. criminal justice system, leading to unsafe conditions for both incarcerated persons and staff. To address this pressing ...

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...

Higher Occupancy and Cost Management Drive Strong Financial PerformanceEstablishes 2025 Full Year GuidanceBRENTWOOD, Tenn., Feb. 10, 2025 ...

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A jury has found a man guilty of two assault-related charges. This morning, February 6, in the 406th ...

The U.S. State Department has stopped issuing gender marker corrections on passports ... Kansas, Tennessee and Texas. Those ...

By improving care for people transitioning out of incarceration, states may spend less money on emergency care and on corrections, she said. "Any state that is dragging its feet is missing an ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDJC) broke ground on their 64,000 square feet training facility on Thursday. The new Huntsville training facility is expected to be completed in summer 2026 ...

Higher Occupancy and Cost Management Drive Strong Financial PerformanceEstablishes 2025 Full Year Guidance BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (CoreCivic or ...