The Alabama Department of Corrections reports more than 4,600 inmates have been diagnosed with mental impairment. Russell ...

Almost a year after his mother Christina Fulton accused him of violently attacking her, Weston Cage was granted a two-year ...

Incarcerated people are reporting that the abrupt changes are wreaking havoc on their health and mental well-being.

Hawaiʻi has agreed to open its prisons and jails for inspection by two national experts who will assess the state’s troubled ...

As Mathew Padrow lay on the ground, faint from the blood loss of 13 stab wounds to his back, neck and head, he was most ...

Harris County's next step in addressing its overcrowded, understaffed jail may be building a new facility to provide mental ...

As a former nurse at the same prison, Michelle understands exactly what it's like to work in such conditions. It's why she hopes to changing the stigma around correction officers' mental health.

A pair of House bills seek to address personnel challenges within the Veterans Affairs Department and the Bureau of Prisons ...

A pair of national experts will determine what is needed to improve services for mentally ill inmates. Then lawmakers will be ...