The incident is now raising alarming questions about the facility’s readiness to handle the most violent criminals in the ...

An inmate was stabbed to death last Thursday at High Desert State Prison, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections and the man’s mother. Hawk Urban, 27, who had been imprisoned on multiple ...

In California, voters rejected a measure that would have outlawed using involuntary servitude as a punishment against ...

In California and Nevada, so-called slavery "loopholes" are on this year's ballot. Much like the 13th Amendment in the U.S.

Prop 6 would ban the California Department ... pay, costs would increase. If this is done by giving more time credits instead, costs would decrease because people would serve less time." In Nevada ...

Photo: Getty Images Slavery “loopholes” are on the ballot in several states, per ABC News. These “loopholes” found in several state constitutions refer to exceptions for slavery or involuntary ...

Viewpoint: Michigan corrections officers put themselves in harm's way. They deserve pay and benefits that reflect that level ...

The committee met for the first time on Wednesday. The Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver said he wanted to ...

The office does not generally disclose spending details for the incarcerated persons welfare fund, which is the pool of ...

Today is the first day of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment, the time of year when people can sign up for health insurance that’s partially — or even fully — financed by the federal government ...

Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina. It is illegal under federal law to pay people to register to vote, and the Department of Justice's Election Crimes Manual also lists ...

The Justice Department warned Elon ... action committee aiming to increase voter registrations in hotly contested states. Musk’s initial promise to pay prizes to registered voters immediately ...