In 2017 in the initial days of Donald Trump’s first term, he instituted a government hiring freeze while exempting "essential ...

The director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP ... that sought to phase out the use of private prisons has been repealed ...

A former professor of communications at Virginia Tech was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of child ...

In an executive order, the president also moved to end gender-related medical treatments for transgender people in prison.

Drones are used for contraband delivery and the threats they pose to prisons and jails: what can local law enforcement do?.

The Trump administration has authorized several more federal agencies to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants.

U.S. District Court Judge George O'Toole's ruling prevents part of President Donald Trump's "two sexes" executive order from going into immediate effect.

Federal prosecutors are told in no uncertain terms that they will be on the front lines of an administration-wide effort to ...

The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local ...