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 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 ...

An inmate at the Broad River Correctional Institution was found dead in his cell, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC).

Police in Oklahoma responded to an unusual 911 call recently, delivering on a toddler's request for "emergency donuts". The Moore Police Department shared audio of the call made by the youngster, ...