In Mississippi, incarcerated trusties cleaned chicken houses, fixed cars and installed flooring for the benefit of a local ...

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) has identified several staff members as persons of interest in the investigation ...

Raysean M. Colvin, 20; Damion D. Weeden Sr., 44; and John A. Hammond Jr., 45, all of Alton, plus Vernon G. McIntosh, 39, of ...

Four inmates face mob action charges after attacking another prisoner in Madison County Jail; a fifth inmate's charges were ...

Brian Wright, 54, died at Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield on Monday while serving a 48-year sentence for sexual contact with a child under 16.

The last men incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center have been transferred out of the aging facility as of Monday, ...

Which are the top 10 worst prisons in Pennsylvania? Discover about prisons in Pennsylvania that have faced significant ...

Not every facility has faced the same fate. One became a popular museum, while others have been sold or are set for costly ...

Whetstone, 71, was serving a life sentence for capital murder at the Mississippi State Penitentiary. This is not Whetstone's first escape from prison, as he previously escaped from the Sunflower ...

In Missouri, it is unclear based on state law whether the inmate or Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections decides the method. Mississippi, Oklahoma and Wyoming authorize the use of ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul says 15 staff members at Mid-State Correctional Facility outside Utica have been placed on leave after the death of inmate ... several new prison reform policies ...

New York state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is struggling to keep striking officers on the job, as it grapples with the fallout from two high-profile inmate deaths and ...