Everyone is safe, one officer sustained a minor injury and returned to duty,” the state Department of Corrections said.

Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

When Illinois shuttered the century-old maximum security facility last year, nearly four of every five inmates went to less-secure sites.

A former Marcy Correctional Facility inmate is suing the prison, a correction officers and several others for planting drugs on him.The one officer named in this suit admitted to doing the crime and ...

An inmate at Neuse Correctional Institution died Tuesday morning, according to a spokesperson for the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.

The lockdown took place at Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County, with the incident beginning around 1 a.m.

James Dennis Ford killed a couple in front of 23-month-old daughter; Richard Lee Tabler was convicted of two murders and ...

How did the proposed prison make it to 2025 and what are the common questions that continue to be addressed in various ...

A death row inmate indulged in a comfort food meal before receiving a lethal injection for shooting a couple in front of ...

In a plea agreement filed in late January, Benjamin Shoemaker agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy against rights as well as two counts of deprivation of rights.

Kentucky lawmakers have greenlit a bill prohibiting taxpayer money being spent on gender-affirming care in Kentucky prisons.

Cordel Ladon Battle was found with sustained sharp force injuries during a reported assault, according to the Jefferson County Coroner.