Much of the new allocation from Congress will go to private prison contractors tasked with doubling the nation’s capacity to ...

As summer activity increases across the Lowcountry and into the July 4th holiday weekend, the Charleston Police Department is ...

The influx of money comes as the administration is resisting congressional oversight of conditions at ICE facilities.

Americans across the U.S. will hold celebrations Friday for the Fourth of July. CBS News' Nicole Sganga got a ...

After a recent uprising at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility, Tennessee lawmakers discussing stripping prison operations ...

This $29 million ‘art installation’ is financially irresponsible and completely tone-deaf,” said Rep. Tammy Story, who chairs ...

Last week, attorneys for the city of Leavenworth expressed concern that activity at CoreCivic's local facility has been accelerated. But attorneys for CoreCivic argue this assertion is inaccurate ...

An old adage states, “If it matters, measure it.” And what the Clark County School District chooses to measure shows its ...

The Trump administration is planning to use more for-profit prisons to house ICE detainees — raising concerns about some well ...

Pittsburgh City Council members are sharply divided on whether to spend nearly $2 million to advance plans for a new public ...

New court documents describe families living in cramped metal trailers while struggling to get food, water and adequate ...