Building a maximum-security, 3,000-bed prison was supposed to be a crowning achievement for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee ...

Lawmakers in Arizona prioritize funding for prison oversight and criminal justice reform, with a focus on improving conditions and oversight.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. As of Tuesday, House Bill 3749 has been ...

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Governor Larry Rhoden announced the date for a special legislative session that will consider where the next men’s prison will be and how much it will cost. A news release ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal prison population is on the decline, but a new attorney general who talks tough on drugs and crime and already has indicated a looming need for private prison cells seems ...

Gov. Bob Riley reportedly is considering calling a second special session of the Legislature, this one to deal with state prison overcrowding, which has reached the point that some inmates sleep on ...