Jail

A 24-year-old suspect was arrested and is in custody at the Madison County jail.

Texas authorities said they showed the public new footage to dismiss rumors Bland was mistreated by officials.

The 28-year-old woman died in her Texas county jail cell on July 13, just days after being arrested.

The results conclude the cause of death was hanging and the manner of death was a suicide, officials said.

Sandra Bland reportedly left a voicemail for her friend before her death on July 13.

The 85-year-old mobster wrote a handwritten letter, in which he apologizes and complains.

Investigators arrived in Willsboro, New York, after residents saw two men walking there on Monday night.

Richard Matt and David Sweat, both convicted murderers, are missing from a New York maximum-security prison.

Four inmates escaped from hospitals or medical transports in the past two weeks, revealing what correctional experts say is a flawed system.

Devices like GPS-equipped ankle bracelets offer a better solution than jail time.

After more than 400 days in jail, Greste has been deported to Australia.

Annual study shows sharp increase in prosecutors working on claims of innocence.

9,000 potential jurors received a summons, "one of the largest pools in American history."

The Bureau of Justice Statistics reported a slight increase in the number of inmates in state prisons on Friday.

Prosecutors announced Thursday they are taking action to speed reforms in the treatment of young inmates.

In 2014, 220 journalists were imprisoned worldwide, the second worst year on record, the Committee for the Protection of Journalists reports.

James Risen faces questions about how he got information on a CIA effort to undermine Iran's nuclear weapons program.

A $130 million, four-year plan will attempt to better improve processing and treatment of mentally ill individuals in the criminal justice system.

The former Olympic and Paralympic athlete was handed jail time for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after the judge said a non-custodial sentence would not be appropriate

In sport Pistorius was heralded for wanting no special treatment, but as he faces his sentence he will hope to get all the special treatment that will keep him out of South Africa's toughest prison

Maxim Martsinkevich and his group 'Occupy Pedophilia' are notorious for kidnapping and humiliating young gay men and posting videos online