The Bureau of Prisons has a problem attracting new workers. However, there are no easy answers and a tough environment is as ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A former Texas high school football player who authorities say rose to the top ranks of a Mexican drug cartel has been sentenced to serve nearly 50 years in federal prison on drug and ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Torry Barker, a formerly convicted felon who spent 20 years behind bars in Alabama’s tough prisons, was released in September. “When I was getting into trouble, I had no ...

Iowans who commit multiple serious crimes would serve at least 20 years in prison under a "tough on crime" legislative package introduced by House Republicans. The policy, sometimes known as a "three ...