As Mathew Padrow lay on the ground, faint from the blood loss of 13 stab wounds to his back, neck and head, he was most ...

Nicolas Cage's son, Weston Cage, avoids jail with mental health diversion program after his mom describes her alleged assault ...

Erik Ramsey’s suicide in solitary confinement highlights rising mental illness and a jump in such deaths in North Carolina ...

Assistant Professor Carlos Martinez's latest co-edited book explores the public health impacts of punitive policing, ...

After 35 years of failing reports and climbing suicide rates, a federal judge is appointing an outsider to propose fixes for ...

Hawaiʻi has agreed to open its prisons and jails for inspection by two national experts who will assess the state’s troubled ...

A federal judge in Sacramento has put control of California prisons' mental health programs into a rare receivership, ...

Overcrowded prisons pose many risks, including serious impacts on mental health. In some countries, higher rates of suicide among prisoners have been linked to overcrowding. Suicide in prison ...

A pair of national experts will determine what is needed to improve services for mentally ill inmates. Then lawmakers will be ...