Congressional hearing will focus on conditions at detention centers

An attorney set to testify visited the Clint facility last month

• Jul 8, 2019

How student journalists discovered a school district used prison labor

18-year-old Spencer Cliche wrote an article for "The Graphic" that documented a prison labor program

• Jul 2, 2019

Private prisons get slammed as Democrats debate

Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic candidates want to end federal use of private prison companies

• Jun 27, 2019

What it's like reporting inside migrant detention centers

Miami Herald reporter Monique O. Madan spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero on "Local Matters"

• Jun 26, 2019

Three months in jail for cotton candy? Inside the nationwide crime lab backlog

Dasha Fincher's bag of cotton candy earned her three months in jail, before she was exonerated by delayed drug testing

• Jun 20, 2019

Bill Cosby posts cringeworthy message for Father's Day

Cosby is currently serving a multi-year prison sentence for drugging and assaulting a woman over a decade ago

• Jun 17, 2019

Young man rebuilding his life forms bond with cop who first arrested him

Rameil Pitamber said the mentorship changed his mind about cops

• Jun 13, 2019

Removed organs a "mystery" after Army vet died in prison

The family of Army veteran Everett Palmer Jr. still doesn't how or why he died in a Pennsylvania prison

• Jun 12, 2019

Martin Shkreli sues his former company, claiming he was fraudulently ousted

"Pharma Bro" Shkreli filed the lawsuit from prison, where he's serving a 7-year sentence for lying to investors

• May 31, 2019

WikiLeaks' Assange misses court amid "grave" health concerns

Assange's lawyer says his client is "far from well"

• May 30, 2019

Dozens killed in riots in Brazilian prisons plagued by drug gangs

Violence broke out in at least 3 prisons in the northern city of Manaus, where similar rioting erupted in 2017 and left more than 120 dead

• May 28, 2019

Wrongfully convicted man to get $1.5 million after 46 years in prison

While behind bars, Richard Phillips turned to painting, even supporting himself with his art after he was released

• May 20, 2019

Convicted Russian agent Maria Butina releases video from jail

Russian gun-rights activist serving U.S. prison sentence for acting as an unregistered foreign agent

• May 20, 2019

Investigation finds Alabama prison conditions are "unconstitutional"

The two year investigation also found an "excessive amount of violence, sexual abuse and prisoner deaths"

• May 15, 2019

Man pleads guilty to throwing 5-year-old boy from mall balcony

Emmanuel Aranda faces 19 years in prison

• May 14, 2019

Kim Kardashian West helps free 17 inmates in 90 days

Kim Kardashian West​ has stayed committed to her pledge to fight for prison reform, helping lawyers free 17 inmates from federal prison

• May 8, 2019

YouTuber Austin Jones gets 10 years in prison in child porn case

He was sentenced "for enticing several underage girls ... to produce sexually explicit videos"

• May 4, 2019

"Fatal Attraction" killer to be released from prison

Warmus has served more than 25 years behind bars in a maximum facility in Bedford Hills

• May 3, 2019

Michael Cohen reporting to prison Monday

He'll be at the same federal prison as the Fyre Festival fraudster

• May 3, 2019

Ex-Penn State president wins reprieve hours before reporting to jail

Federal judge throws out former Penn State President Graham Spanier's misdemeanor child-endangerment conviction

• May 1, 2019

Bridget Kelly speaks out after "Bridgegate" sentencing: Chris Christie is "lying"

The one-time aide to former New Jersey governor was sentenced to 13 months in prison

• Apr 25, 2019

Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard's Facebook page still up

The posts led to the discovery of Dee Dee's murdered body — as well as the secrets the seemingly dedicated mother kept

• Apr 24, 2019

Rapper Kodak Black arrested on drug and weapons charges at border

He was found with marijuana and officers discovered a Glock 9mm pistol, police said

• Apr 18, 2019

Migrant families left waiting as the border crisis escalates

Last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 103,000 people were apprehended

• Apr 10, 2019

Trump effort to extend migrant child detention faces tough odds, lawyers say

Any move to keep immigrant children in detention for more than 20 days would have to go through a judge who has repeatedly rejected such requests

• Apr 10, 2019

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