A now-former corrections officer in Buncombe County is behind bars after a prison rape complaint, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.

Such allegations are spiking and the Justice Department is failing to implement key reforms meant to institute a zero-tolerance policy toward prison rape, GAO finds.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has instructed inspectors to stop evaluating prison standards for stopping sexual violence against transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people, NPR reported.

A Justice Department memo obtained by NPR says detention centers should no longer be inspected using standards specifically designed to keep LGBTQ and intersex inmates safe. Andrew Harnik / AP The ...

The U.S. Department of Justice will "immediately" stop enforcing a swathe of federal regulations protecting trans and intersex prisoners from rape and sexual assault, according to leaked documents. In ...

Allegheny County Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve legislation amending the county’s jail code to create a new ...