Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson died Thursday following complications from knee replacement surgery, her family said.

After being caught, Ramirez was convicted of 13 counts of murder, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults, and 14 ...

Cynthia Schwab, a longtime supporter of Missouri Southern State University and advocate for music and the arts, has passed away.

Author and criminal justice reform advocate Jacob Dunne doesn’t believe “the public are always informed correctly” when it comes to the current state ... prison space.” The ITV documentary ...

Campus construction is in focus on a southwest Missouri school district asking for voter support later this spring. Former Sen. Bob Menendez Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison 8 out of 10 women ...

VANDALIA — Women's Eastern Correctional Center opened a rehabilitative program for incarcerated moms Thursday. The facility is housed in a previously empty wing that was renovated with seven new large ...

Author and criminal justice reform advocate Jacob Dunne doesn’t believe “the public are always informed correctly” when it comes to the current state of the legal system ahead of the release of his ...

In a move that advocates say could fundamentally alter the trajectory of incarcerated women and their children, Missouri's Women ... extensive renovations, the prison is ready to roll out ...

Nebraska, which launched its program in 1994, found that women who participated saw a 28% reduction in recidivism, a 39% reduction in returning to prison and savings of more than $6 million over the ...

ATLANTA – State prisons chief Tyrone Oliver asked Georgia lawmakers Monday for $10.4 million to hire an additional 330 correctional officers during this fiscal year to staff a prisons system the ...

In 1957, after a riot at the Missouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, state lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to keep watch over the prison system. The 12 members of the ...

Prison oversight State Rep. Kimberly-Ann Collins, a St. Louis Democrat, speaks in April 2024 during Missouri House debate (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications).When Missouri established its ...