A federal appeals court has ruled against trans inmates, vacating the ruling of a lower district court and allowing the ...

Judge Maria D. Hernandez imposed a $180 restitution fee for the accused, who was in custody and appeared in court for a ...

A federal appeals court has found that prisoner health care at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola met standards set by the Eighth Amendment,.

A new report focused renewed attention on Oregon’s fines, fees and restitution for people facing criminal charges. Many of ...

Because no federal law establishes nutritional standards for prison meals, a patchwork regulatory system—comprised of ...

The family of David Henegar has reached a $4 million settlement with Georgia after a federal lawsuit alleged guards ignored his pleas for help before his 2021 prison ...

A three-judge panel gave a group of 17 transgender women a few weeks to seek further recourse in court before their transfer ...

People whose addresses are publicly listed asked for a fresh look at a regulation they say does nothing to prevent recidivism ...

The D.C. Circuit’s decision, written by Circuit Judge Cornelia Pillard, vacated some earlier preliminary injunctions and ...

The U.S. Supreme Court may reinterpret what is considered a "cruel and unusual punishment." If they do, Albany might become a key research center for setting new guidelines. An electric chair, circa ...

Antonio Moore, accused of fatally stabbing a woman at a Barnes & Noble in Palm Beach Gardens, will not face the death penalty ...

Prisoners and nonprofit advocates await a decision from a federal judge after asking him to declare state prison conditions unconstitutional.