Chattanooga city council on Tuesday approved a new agreement with WaterWays to continue administering the city’s RainSmart ...

li Mims spent a decade in prison, but Georgia's inmate firefighter program gave him a second chance that led to becoming Swainsboro's fire chief.

IDOC was faced with slowed revenue growth and a steadily rising prison population that has put a strain on existing infrastructure.

Advocates and incarcerated people say prisoners were ordered outside during a winter storm and punished with segregation or discipline if they refused ...

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said the forklift program stands out for many reasons. "Most of the programs we have for the women have a huge child component," he said. But this focuses on job placement ...

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is once again on the Office of Inspector General's Management Challenge list ... it seems to be ...

Betty Dickey recalls the angry young woman at the beginning of a 50-year prison sentence, causing trouble for herself and ...

Minnesota’s first Earned Living Units are reshaping life inside the state prison, even as a budget deal puts the facility on ...

Inmates being held at a county jail near Southbend, Indiana crocheted hats to donate for the winter.The inmates spent weeks learning<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Four inmates at the Charles B. Webster detention center were able to graduate through the In2work ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A group of Brazilian women behind bars applied makeup, donned gowns and competed in a singing contest ...