More than half the people in jail or prison in the U.S. have been diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD). By law, ...

A bill introduced in the New Jersey Assembly would mandate that transgender inmates in state prisons be housed according to ...

A psychiatric evaluation was ordered for a man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a San Antonio woman on a Southeast ...

Authorities say Veronica Mejia Menjares had narcotics, a scale and a loaded gun in her backpack when she was arrested.

A judge blamed “deliberate indifference” for the illness of a man held by immigration officials. Across the country, several ...

Hampton Roads sheriffs say handling people with serious mental health issues one of the greatest challenges deputies face in ...

“They’re designed for privacy,” said Stevens, director of the center. “Each of the bunk beds has a private entrance and a ...

Her office did not say where the money should come from — but did mention the possibility of a taxpayer-funded bond measure ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A task force ordered by President Donald Trump to combat crime in Memphis, Tennessee, has made thousands of arrests, compounding strains on the busy local court system and an ...

A 42-year-old man was booked Saturday for suspicion of felony grand larceny of a stolen vehicle, transferring a stolen ...