The Salt Lake County Council voted Tuesday to impose a sales tax increase that will help expand the county's jail system.

An over-reliance on a “tough on crime” approach is worsening the prison overcrowding crisis, Labour’s sentencing tsar has ...

Salt Lake County's top prosecutor says new immigration enforcement measures, combined with bills in front of the Utah ...

Hospital overcrowding has been a persistent, ingrained issue for the health service for several decades. So, why has nothing ...

Jed Stonacek (from left), Kelli Dorsey and Brian Dorsey wade out of the water at Holmes Lake during Saturday's Polar Plunge.

It's expected the change will reduce the prison population by 5%, according to the Scottish Government. | ITV News Border ...

The mission is built to accommodate between 250 to 280 guests, but with the extreme cold, more than 400 people have been ...

At least 15 people, including 10 women and three children, died in the chaos of passengers rushing for two delayed trains at ...

A total of 18 new schools will be built by the Education Ministry in Johor to reduce student density, says state executive ...

Santo Domingo.- Thousands of inmates in the Dominican Republic endure extreme overcrowding, with many sleeping on floors near unsanitary conditions. Over 60% of the country’s 26,000 prisoners are held ...

The former inmates were among the first of up to 390 prisoners set to be let out in the coming weeks under legislation passed last November in an attempt to ease overcrowding in the country's jails.

Following a deadly stampede at New Delhi station, Railways plans AI-managed holding areas at 60 stations. This move aims to ...