Shortly after being sworn in, President Donald Trump signed an order to expand the death penalty, confirming a widespread expectation that the Department of Justice may seek capital punishment more ...

People convicted of homicides represented about 56% of the population serving life without parole as of 2024, data shows. But ...

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

The order reverses Biden’s ban on private prison contracts with the Justice Department. Private immigrant detention never ...

Videos depicting two men’s final moments, and the response by guards, raise alarms at the embattled jail where at least 24 ...

Katrice Hardy, a seasoned media executive who has led major news organizations in Texas, Indiana and South Carolina, has been ...

The president’s actions move the federal government toward his promised hardline position. But some executive orders will ...

Days before Trump’s inauguration, the Bureau of Prisons agreed to pay Grace Pinson $95,000 to drop more than a dozen pending ...

Despite promises of transparency and a pledge to reform the troubled jail, Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne’s staff ...

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