The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in restraints so tight that he had to have a limb amputated.

During four Friday hearings for people arrested at Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, federal public defenders questioned if ICE agents read Miranda rights, and an agent revealed new details ...

Federal Public Defender John Baker, who for six years represented Guantanamo Bay detainees, argued against the government’s request to keep Altunar and the other men detained.

A federal judge in Los Angeles ordered the Trump administration to stop carrying out immigration sweeps in which she said federal agents have been indiscriminately arresting people across southern ...

Funds to pay contracted attorneys dried up July 3, according to the Federal Public Defender's Office in North Dakota and South Dakota. That could result in delays for justice and harm to defendants.

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — San Diego City Attorney Heather Ferbert has filed a lawsuit against two federal agencies to protect $362 million already awarded by the federal government for public ...

A confrontation erupted Thursday between protesters and federal officials carrying out a raid, with authorities throwing canisters to disperse the crowd.

Chelsea Public Schools superintendent Dr. Almi Abeyta explains how a pause in federal grants will impact accelerated learning programs.

There may be some relief on the horizon for overworked and understaffed public defenders. The Illinois legislature in May adopted the State Public Defender Act, known to its supporters as the FAIR Act ...

Indiana plans to strengthen and expand apprenticeship programs across the state through a $6 million federal grant. The Department of Workforce Development will use more than $1.2 million to expand ...