Heart disease is more common in people over 65, but treatments are better than ever. That can complicate decision-making for older heart patients.

A Baldwin County man is behind bars and charged with two counts of financial exploitation of the elderly. Aaron Betts, 30, is ...

When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

The Shelby County Jail is aging, has failing infrastructure and is overcrowded. The sheriff's office allowed reporters inside Feb. 11.

Each year, about 2,475 prisoners return to Milwaukee County. This raises a critical question: Who do we want these ...

Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

Maryland lawmakers are divided on whether to clear the path for elderly and seriously ill inmates to more easily seek early ...