The Board of Corrections voted Friday to approve the purchase of an 815-acre property in Charleston with plans to build build ...

A lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice Institute says that extreme heat in ...

The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) is facing a flood of prisoners, forcing it to respond ...

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) announced new efforts for contraband detection and prevention.The department ...

Roxsandra Wright, a former correction officer at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Shirley, was arrested on ...

A jury has convicted two inmates of assaulting two correctional officers in 2023 at the South Dakota State Penitentiary, ...

According to testimony that Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon gave to state lawmakers last year, 75% of the ...

On Wednesday, a state lawmaker held an interim study at the Capitol looking into problems at the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Arkansas Board of Corrections members said Friday they understand residents' concerns about a new prison coming to Charleston ...

Both steps are part of an ongoing effort to increase bed space for inmates throughout the Arkansas Department of Corrections system. "New beds are essential," Magness said after the meeting.

A sergeant at an Alabama women’s prison has been arrested and charged with custodial sexual misconduct, officials announced ...

Kentucky State Police search for two inmates who escaped from Blackburn Correctional Complex Sunday night, but several ...