Understanding the Russian prison system requires historical context. Soviet-era structures still influence modern operations. The continuity between past and present is noticeable. It reveals how ...

Researchers and health advocates say many men delay seeking care, even when symptoms appear — a trend the federal government says it hopes to reverse by developing a strategy focused on improving ...

Leaders from Nevada’s correctional officers union bemoaned the prison system’s widespread staffing shortages and worsening overtime payouts, pointing fingers at everyone from the governor’s office and ...

When it was announced in January that Kristan Straub was selected as the CEO of the Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation, some words of praise and encouragement were quick to come from one of ...

A prison sewage pumping station has broken after inmates flushed "everything but paper, pee and poo" down the toilets, Yorkshire Water has said. The water company said prisoners at HMP Millsike, in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — One year after thousands of correction officers walked off the job in New York’s second-ever wildcat ...

The Nova Scotia government is calling for a value-for-money study to determine whether it's better to build a new Cape Breton ...

A federal judge ordered a takeover of Arizona's prison health care due to unconstitutional conditions. The ruling follows a 2012 lawsuit and the state's failure to comply with an injunction for major ...

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The prison expansion push is raising concerns among some advocates and attorneys — particularly given a push for spending cuts statewide.