Self-styled prophet and leader of Kingdom City Church in North Carolina, Brian Carn Jr. is now facing three years in prison after pleading guilty to obstructing the IRS’ efforts to collect more than $600,00 in outstanding taxes. He insists however that he won’t be going to prison because he knows how to “handle that stuff in the spirit.”
An advocate for reform in women’s prisons is calling for an overhaul of federal law following a recent report highlighting serious allegations of harassment and sexual assault at a Massachusetts women’s correctional facility.
A Virginia-based ministry plans to deliver nearly 75,000 "Hope Packs" containing devotionals, hygiene items and the Gospel message to incarcerated people, correctional staff and inmates' families worldwide this year, expanding an effort to combat holiday isolation behind bars.
Five Iranian Christians have been sentenced to a combined 50 years in prison for religious activities, including prayer, baptism and distributing Bibles, according to watchdog organizations.
Jackie Shroyer, the 44-year-old wife of late Minnesota missionary Beau Shroyer, who is alleged to have been the mastermind behind a murder-for-hire plot that led to his death in Lubango, Angola, in October 2024, has been convicted and sentenced to 24 years in prison.
A federal judge has sided with two female inmates who sued a Texas prison that put them in danger by forcing them to be housed with male prisoners who identify as women.
Advocates are calling for action after dozens of pregnant women or their families alleged in a new report that jails in the United States have subjected them to severe mistreatment or medical neglect, including women who gave birth on dirty cell floors.