A Massachusetts man who spent 27 years in jail for a murder he claims that he didn't commit has been awarded $13 million by a ...

Findings published on Wednesday, November 27 laid bare the state of “crumbling ... custody – have prompted concerns that the prison environment could be contributing to reoffending rates and hindering ...

A new, state-of-the-art central prisons building is all but complete and will relieve prison overcrowding by about 30 per ...

The Kansas Department of Corrections is considering its options on building a nursery for new mothers at the Topeka ...

DEET, the active ingredient in insect repellent, can be sprayed on paper and then eaten or smoked, producing a high, ...

Vermin infestations are an “acute issue” across the prison estate, the report found, with inspectors describing cockroach ...

(ABC 6 News) — An investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead at the state prison in Faribault. The Minnesota ...

News will question the Virginia Department of Corrections about allegations of multiple self-inflicted burnings from inmates ...

IONE, Calif. — The death of a woman who was visiting her husband, an inmate at Mule Creek State Prison, is under investigation. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...

An inmate at a California state prison is accused of trying to kill two officers while he was being escorted back to his cell ...

An inmate who was convicted of murder in Contra Costa County recently attacked two prison guards, California Department of ...