California senators have advanced a bill that includes provisions to ratify a labor agreement ending random drug tests for ...

The Birth in Jails Media Project reveals that there is a lack of data on pregnant and postpartum people in jails, and that ...

As a lawsuit tries to stop a forced prison labor program, a beer distributor is defending its own participation.

California sent incarcerated firefighters to battle blazes in Los Angeles this year. It’s moving toward paying them minimum ...

Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been found guilty of two of the five charges he faced in his racketeering conspiracy and ...

Combs’ lead lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, had requested that his client be released ahead of sentencing, in light of him being found ...

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in May, a sign that the American labor market remains resilien t in the face of high ...

An arbitration award that granted corrections officers at Lancaster County Prison additional paid leave for working in ...

A federal judge denied R. Kelly’s request for a temporary prison furlough — despite his lawyer’s claim that the singer is in ...

A groundbreaking lawsuit representing prisoners forced to work in “inhumane” conditions could finally put an end to Angola ...

Cheese will be honored second only to the United States flag at the Fourth of July Cheese Festival in Meadowlands. There will be an address on "Why We Should Eat More Cheese," and contest prizes ...

About two dozen prison correctional officers who used to work at the now-shuttered women's prison in Dublin are getting ...