Court-based Navigators funded by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the Fortune Society to tackle the mental health crisis.

Jails are overrun with people on drugs, struggling with mental illness and poor health. How are sheriffs handling the challenges?

We joined together to increase the tax on alcohol to fund services, hoping to end the revolving door of jail, drug seeking, ...

After being detained on a minor charge, Jones fell into a coma and suffered multiorgan failure due to a lack of medical care. According to reports, despite her deteriorating condition, correction ...

Despite years of violence, stabbings and holding flatmates hostage, Calocane was left at large to kill, a damning report into his care has revealed ...

North Carolina is launching a $20 million pilot program to take law enforcement personnel out of the process of transporting ...

A new bill making its way through the Washington State Legislature is igniting debate among healthcare workers, particularly ...

State psych wards for seriously mentally ill people are so full that growing numbers are held in city jails instead.

Apart from being thanked by the judge and, on certain occasions, being excused from any future jury service, jurors are given no psychological or emotional support — even after the most harrowing of ...

Prison violence remains a significant yet underreported issue in the U.S. criminal justice system, leading to unsafe ...

Sara Bana is running for a seat on the Board of County Commissioners, which she routinely berates and her allies regularly ...

Prison violence remains a significant yet underreported issue in the U.S. criminal justice system, leading to unsafe conditions for both incarcerated persons and staff. To address this pressing ...