When someone is incarcerated, maintaining a connection with the outside world becomes a lifeline. One of the most powerful ways to keep that connection is through writing love letters. These letters ...

A glitch in the Hopkins County Jail’s commissary system allowed inmates to receive credits on their account every time they ordered baby powder. According to the county’s jailer, one inmate was able ...

Advocates for prisoners in Nevada are celebrating the “historic” passage of a new state regulation that decreases prison commissary sale markups on items from a maximum of 66% to 35%. Before the ...

An inmate is accused of selling drugs to inmates in Harris County Jail as his 2 family members laundered nearly $30,000 to his commissary account, Texas cops say. Getty Images/iStockphoto An elaborate ...