Years of vacancies, low pay and high turnover have eroded staffing levels, disrupting operations and raising safety concerns.

A man who spent time inside one of Victoria’s youth justice centres 13 years ago claims he was subjected to sexual and psychological abuse by a female staff member twice his age.

The conditions at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility are akin to solitary confinement, local experts say — an apparent violation of state law.

The New Jersey Department of Corrections tracks violence against its own staff the way other agencies track potholes or snow ...

After an inspection in 2024, the Council of Europe, a European watchdog for democracy and human rights, warned that dangerously crowded prisons are straining the French justice system.

Conditions at Connecticut’s prisons are dire, according to a damning report from the state’s prison ombudsman. DeVaughn Ward is responsible for investigating complaints and monitoring conditions ...

Black mold and condensation on a bathroom ceiling at Hartford Correctional Center. Credit: Courtesy of DeVaughn Ward A report released Tuesday by the Correction Ombuds DeVaughn Ward on the conditions ...

A 12-year-old boy who was attacked by a shark at a popular beach in Sydney is not expected to survive, according to a fundraiser set up by a family friend.

Warnings are no longer enough. Condemnation alone no longer carries any weight. We are standing at a moment that will be remembered, not for what was said, but for what was done. Today, in Israeli ...

Robert Ricks, father of Robert L. Brooks Sr., an inmate who was beaten to death at Marcy Correctional Facility, has become a staunch advocate of improving conditions in the state prison system. ALBANY ...

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A state investigation launched after several Red Onion State Prison inmates burned themselves and alleged racism, sexual abuse and mistreatment found that a majority of the ...