Students at an elementary school in England weren't sure what to think when a prison on wheels recently arrived on their campus. "You are now gonna become prisoners," former police officer Mick Amos ...

Investigators found the Jackson Parish Jail violated state rules 83 times between July and February — almost 12 times more than the state’s second-worst lockup. This story was originally published by ...

Studies show that in-person visits between children and a parent in jail or prison can strengthen family bonds and reduce recidivism. Joe Amon/The Denver Post via Getty Images Across Pennsylvania, an ...

Dane County deputies know it’s never easy for children to visit their parents in jail — especially around Christmas. As part of the sheriff department’s “Books and Bears” program, all kids who visited ...