Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey.

Editor’s Note: This story contains mentions of suicide and addiction. The death of 62-year-old Donald Maier Feb. 22 marks the fourth inmate death at Waupun Correctional Institute since June 2023, ...

While mentoring a juvenile in a detention center who was facing a 25- to 50-year prison sentence, a loud bang echoed from across the room. Another participant in the program had become extremely angry ...

The Colorado Department of Corrections has partnered with Recidiviz to launch the Opportunities app, a digital tool designed to help incarcerated individuals successfully reenter society and reduce ...

Hundreds of prisoners are battling the devastating Los Angeles wildfires through a longstanding program with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Two major wildfires, as ...

The videos appear to bolster lawsuits claiming guards used force against California prisoners after they filed sexual ...

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- Hundreds of the firefighters working tirelessly on the fire lines to protect lives and property in Southern California are actually serving time in prison. As two historic ...

The Women’s Justice Institute on Thursday announced the launch of a new women-focused Community Reentry Support Center, ...

When a wildfire approaches a prison and an evacuation warning is issued, what are the health risks that incarcerated people ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - As fires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, 939 incarcerated firefighters and staff have joined the front lines to support the efforts of local fire crews, the California ...

12:53 p.m. Sept. 17, 2025: An earlier version of this story said that Assembly Bill 218 would require prison officials to draft rules by 2027 to recommend incarcerated firefighters for resentencing.