For some people, like longtime anti-Rikers activist Darren Mack, the new jails represent promise. Mack, who co-founded the ...

The popular image of a prison is that of a massive, intimidating building with bars in the windows and a high wall around the outside. But that's not what Hunt/Lydig, joint venture contractor for the ...

This past spring I visited the Milwaukee County Safety Building, 821 W. State St., for a tour of its 450,000 square feet of ...

A "series of significant system failures" caused flooding and damage on several floors of the Oklahoma County jail recently, disrupting operations and underscoring "the critical need for a new, modern ...

As Covid-19 rampaged through the nation’s jails and prisons, the people locked inside were largely left to fend for themselves. South Florida was no exception. Katherine Passley was frantic to protect ...

Indianapolis officials said Thursday that major demolition work on the former Jail I building at the corner of Maryland and Delaware streets will begin before the end of the year. Interior demolition ...