The leader of the Senate says the last-minute decision to delay a vote was due to concerns raised by the chairman of the chamber's Subcommittee on Health and Human Services.

A federal judge has paused the review of the consent decree between the Minneapolis City Council and the U.S. Department of ...

The decree would settle a class-action lawsuit from defendants, who, in some cases, spent more time in jail awaiting ...

Kelsey Davis, a spokesperson for the Mental Health Department, said this was a “significant step” toward strengthening ...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Maryland case was one of several dismissals initiated by her office this week in an ...

A judge has given final approval to a legal settlement that subjects the federal Bureau of Prisons to independent monitoring ...

The two-year consent decree forces the Federal Bureau of Prisons to institute widespread reforms for nearly 500 inmates ...

The decree promises ongoing trauma-related health care for the affected inmates and oversight to prevent future abuse.

A few days into his new administration, President Donald Trump’s DOJ leadership issued a memo directing attorneys to provide ...

Many are wondering what’s next after a judge approved the Department of Justice’s request to take another look at the Police ...

Plans for a nearly $1 billion intake and health services facility annex at the Sacramento County Main Jail are suspended as the county considers how to address systemic issues laid out in an external ...

"From Louisville Metro’s perspective, the proposed Consent Decree is an effective mechanism to keep the reform process on ...