The U.S. government said Thursday it is shutting down an embattled federal jail in New York City after a slew of problems that came to light following Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide there two years ago.

In the days since a congressional budget impasse caused a federal government shutdown, public attention has largely focused on high-profile impacts like employee furloughs, air travel delays and ...

For months, employees at the federal prison in Edgefield, South Carolina have been working overtime. At full staff, there are supposed to be roughly 120 officers, but with almost 30 vacancies, staff ...