Ricky Wassenaar killed three sex offenders at an Arizona state prison on April 4. Here's why he says he did it.

After a landmark ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court, nearly 600 people convicted and sentenced to life in prison without ...

After a landmark ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court, nearly 600 people convicted and sentenced to life in prison without ...

State inspectors conducting surprise visits at two Ohio youth prisons found staff shortages, violence and solitary confinement plague the facilities.

It's likely to recommend the scrapping of short sentences for some lower-level crimes, and suggest prison isn't the best place to punish certain "vulnerable" groups of offenders, including women.

It's likely to recommend the scrapping of short sentences for some lower-level crimes, and suggest prison isn't the best place to punish certain "vulnerable" groups of offenders, including women.