America’s federal prisons are decaying and overcrowded, contributing to violence among inmates and undermining opportunities for rehabilitation. But thanks to an infusion of federal cash authorized by ...

A Northwest Indiana woman is awaiting the release of her son, who is imprisoned halfway across the world for a crime he allegedly did not commit, she says. 34-year-old Christopher Payne has been ...

TOKYO -- Do you believe that people who have committed crimes can be rehabilitated? This is a question that workers in Japan's prisons and juvenile reformatories constantly face. In June this year, a ...