Cpl. Ray Cobb got tired of driving to his state prison job in Nashville 36 years ago so he took a turn working at the ...

The question of how to care for incarcerated patients in hospitals is an urgent one. We can’t afford to get it wrong.

Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

A 15-year-old Florida boy has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the beating and rape of a 91-year-old woman.

“Prison life is very regimented, paternalistic, and monotonous. Everything turns on a system constantly: you will be counted ...

The prison houses nearly 500 inmates, many of whom are elderly. Akiyo first turned to shoplifting in her 60s when her limited pension made it hard to survive. "I made a bad decision thinking it ...

That is the reality for many elderly in Japan. At Tochigi Women’s Prison, where one in five inmates is over 65, women like Akiyo, 81, find themselves behind bars not because of violent crimes, but ...

Maryland lawmakers debate reforming medical and geriatric parole programs, considering early release for elderly and seriously ill inmates.

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

Justice Department attorney John Robinson said prison officials have “broad discretion” to decide where to place inmates. Moving the women to a men’s prison would jeopardize their safety and ...

Commenting on this rising social issue, Takayoshi Shiranaga, who is an officer at Tochigi Women’s Prison in Japan, said, "For many elderly inmates, prison is preferable to dying alone outside.” ...