A new study suggests that medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcohol.

Two men convicted of murder were executed Thursday night, marking the fourth and fifth executions in the United States this ...

A death row inmate indulged in a comfort food meal before receiving a lethal injection for shooting a couple in front of their toddler.

Disciplinary records obtained by News4JAX show that Shanna Gardner, who is accused of hiring someone to kill her ex-husband, ...

A measure dealing with the medical treatment provided to transgender inmates has cleared another hurdle — while a more ...

When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...

A bill in the Kentucky legislature would require the state's prisons to designate bathrooms, sleeping quarters and other ...

Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to take over health care operations in state-run prisons ...

A Danville City Jail inmate was pronounced dead Tuesday morning after being found unresponsive in ... The Danville Police Department and the Department of Corrections were notified in accordance with ...

The Idaho Department of Correction requested a nearly $2 million one-time expense to add new technology, equipment and staff ...

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office invited media to tour the Shelby County Jail. A CA reporter saw deteriorating conditions ...

Republicans want to throw open doors (and a defunct state prison) to ICE, while Democrats want ICE to do its own work.