Seven prisoners have died since the correction officers strike began, raising concerns about safety in state prisons and ...

NYCLU has filed a lawsuit against the NYS DOCCS saying that the department is infringing on incarcerated individuals' First ...

Fifteen prison staffers have been placed on leave following the death of a man incarcerated in New York state. Gov.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has released a statement in regards to Messiah Nantwi, the 22-year-old inmate at Mid-State Correctional ...

A bill prohibiting judges from granting youthful offender status in murder cases passed the Alabama House Tuesday. House Bill ...

Officers from across the state came together for a rally in Albany as strikes at New York prisons entered a third week.

South Carolina plans to execute its first prisoner by firing squad on March 7 inside the same death chamber it's used for ...

The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is being sued by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) over claims the Prisoners’ Legal Services ...

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit Tuesday, March 4 against the New York State Department of ...

State officials have failed to convince some 8,000 correction officers and sergeants to end their unlawful strike for safer ...

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Andrew Birge, announced that Ethan Eversman, of Ionia, was ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul said that early reports suggested “extremely disturbing conduct” leading to the death of Messiah Nantwi, 22 ...