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 ...

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

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A committee charged with advising City Council on public safety matters is recommending plans for new city jail be considered alongside plans for a new courthouse complex.

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 ...

Alleged fire threats and machete whacks in a hallway were not enough to keep Davon Washington in jail. Then he allegedly ...