Shortages are so bad in some counties that defendants have had to be released because they can’t be tried in a timely manner.

After a long economic slump, the post-industrial New England city is encouraging development, filling vacant properties and zoning for more housing.

Trade wars, federal aid cutbacks and IRS layoffs will all have an impact on revenues, though the shocks may not be as bad as some fear. Still, for most jurisdictions budget and staffing freezes or ...

Despite spending $31 million, the project has yet to roll out any new technology and is at least $240 million and nine years from completion.

The administration is signing billion-dollar contracts with private prison operators. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is attempting to increase its detention capacity by 100,000.