The mentally ill within the prison system are in crisis. They are often subjected to isolation, punitive measures, and ...
Only those who have lived it can know the terror of severe acute mental illness when it strikes. It’s an experience that can ...
Lawyers for the state of California argued a federal court overstepped its authority by levying the huge fine.
The Austin Police Association released a statement Wednesday, the day after a judge sentenced Christopher Taylor to two years ...
Maryland’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has failed to properly manage and oversee contracts with ...
The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to address a crisis of suicides and systemic failures in federal prisons and ...
At age 35, she still sucks her thumb. During a psychologist’s interview, Rachel Hurt — who has an IQ of 67 — asked for her ...
The audit is the latest sign of troubles within the embattled Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, where ...
Risk assessment concerns have once again been raised at a North East prison following the suicide of another prisoner. Sex ...
Shasta Sigman, 25, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to pushing her 82-year-old grandmother in August 2023, resulting in fatal ...
Christin Johnson, oversight coordinator for the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, confirmed prison staff ...