The Franklin County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) announced the arrest of a corrections officer on charges of official misconduct ...

A drone dropped a package of contraband into the Lee Correctional Institution prison yard three weeks before Christmas.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that Melanie A. Kenderdine, the secretary of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and ...

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The Louisiana State Penitentiary held its first ever ‘Father Daughter Dance’ this month. Prisoners reunited with their daughters, some who hadn't seen each other in months or years.

A Utah man who had his execution blocked after developing dementia during his nearly 40 years on death row died of apparent natural causes, according to the state's Department of Corrections. Ralph ...

A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order separating transgender inmates from female detainees at a Texas correctional facility for women with special needs, following claims of sexual ...

There’s a new Washington state Supreme Court justice in town. Gov. Bob Ferguson revealed his first appointment to the state’s highest court at a Monday morning news conference at the Temple of Justice ...

A new wave of heavy rain pushed across Western Washington on Monday as communities already inundated by days of flooding faced more evacuations. GO NOW: Flash flood evacuation issued for Tukwila area ...

Sheriff Scott Owen says his jail sees a wide range of inmates—some who stay just a few days, others who remain for much longer. He wants the facility to be more than a holding space and hopes to make ...

Almost a year after the brutal beating death of corrections officer Andrew Lansing, state lawmakers are taking action on a bill to increase penalties for inmates who assault or kill prison workers.

UTICA, N.Y. — Two Mid-State Corrections Officers involved in the case of the murder of inmate Messiah Nantwi had their sentencing postponed. Nathan Palmer and Joshua Bartlett appeared in Oneida County ...