Stillwater facility’s proposed closing prompts a look at the architectural significance of correctional centers in Minnesota.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said boosting NY's housing supply to bring down costs will stem the loss of residents to other states in a USA TODAY interview.

Nearly a decade ago, New Orleans officials hailed their new jail as a harbinger of change.

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The site was used as military barracks and various internment camps before being converted into a prison, officials said.

Nayib Bukele rose to near-total control of El Salvador on a tide of support from the very gang he’s credited with defeating.

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A proposed 3.5% tax on remittances from the United States could cost some Latin American countries up to half a percentage ...

A South African mother who sold her six-year-old daughter got life in prison Thursday for kidnapping and trafficking the girl ...

In story after story, interview after interview, PennLive’s Joshua Vaughn documents what can only be described as a callous ...

Despite criminal convictions, successive Republican and Democratic administrations have shielded them from deportation since ...