USA TODAY's initial analysis of previously secret records shows how numbers of in-custody overdoses, murders and suicides changed pre-pandemic.

For over a century, Pakistan's criminal justice system has functioned under the shadow of colonial-era legislation. Enacted during British rule, the Prisons Act of 1894 and the Prisoners Act of 1900 - ...

One song tells of a 14-year-old girl in the southern state of Tabasco who killed her father when he was abusing her mother.

The federal sentencing landscape in the United States could undergo a significant transformation with recent amendments to ...

We discuss the Frederic Douglass Project for Justice. Currently offered free at 22 jails and prisons in 15 states, the ...

Critics of the US criminal justice system have often pointed to the “tough on crime” politics originating during the Nixon ...

After more than 20 years of fixed prison terms, the Reagan Tokes law drastically overhauled Ohio’s criminal sentencing rules.

A former corrections officer said there were dangerous working conditions, horrible policies, and retaliation against staff ...

The number of American children and teenagers in juvenile detention has sharply declined over the last few decades, but as overall numbers decrease, data shows Black and Native American youth are far ...