MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WNDU) - The Indiana State Prison is removing all outlets from cells in the D-cellhouse after a male inmate was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital Tuesday for burns. The Indiana ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the killing of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison on Tuesday. Staff observed inmate Orlando M. Ochoa, 40, allegedly ...

SPARTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Several inmates required medical attention after an altercation at the Hancock State Prison on Monday night, according to authorities. Officials say the Hancock County ...

On the west end of Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, a desolate cemetery houses the remains of 364 offenders, most of whom lived many years or several decades at the state’s oldest operating ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Two New Mexico state prison inmates are suing the New Mexico Corrections Department, arguing that current policies amount to an unconstitutional ban on books and other reading ...

Speaker pro Tempore Josh Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, looks to special guests in the gallery on May 8, 2025. NATHANIEL LEVINE nlevine@sacbee.com A California lawmaker wants more transparency around how ...

The petition is asking Gov. Hobbs and the Arizona Legislature to fully fund the Independent Correctional Oversight Committee (ICOO) created last session, and it is being signed by people with loved ...

Gas prices are climbing fast nationwide, adding pressure to already strained household budgets as conflict with Iran drives up global oil costs. Prices are rising across nearly every region, with some ...

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death of an inmate reported at York County Prison. According to a statement ...

Prison reform advocates are ringing the alarm bells about the conditions at a state correctional facility after several recent deaths. It just might not be the one you’re thinking of. Activists and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education is expected to take a vote Wednesday night on allowing campus police at RIC ...

Prison and jail overcrowding is a persistent issue in the U.S., the country having one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. The U.S. has an incarceration rate of 580 imprisonments per ...