The family of an incarcerated man filed court paperwork this week seeking seeking evidence in connection with his death last fall at the Fishkill Correctional Facility. Ameek Nixson's mother, Laurie ...

As North Carolina officials look to reduce their use of solitary confinement, several mentally ill inmates have killed ...

Authorities have captured three more escaped inmates from New Orleans, and two still remain at large. Find out which ones are ...

United States President Donald Trump commuted the federal drugs-and-extortion sentence of former Chicago gang leader, Larry ...

We’re moving forward with real reforms — improving facilities, upgrading equipment and advancing long-term plans for a modern correctional facility that reflects the standards our officers and ...

A jail maintenance worker told police he turned off the water in a cell after an inmate threatened to “shank him.” ...

The accused, 33-year-old Sterling Williams, is facing one count of malfeasance in office and 10 counts of principal to simple ...

The cell block was freezing, and the constant fear of roaches crawling inside his ears caused him to keep his clothes, boots, ...

Right next to it, a metal toilet and sink had been ripped from the wall ... called the Orleans Parish Justice Center, at around 1 a.m. A civilian employee of the sheriff’s office who was ...

The move is intended to alleviate overcrowding in the state’s correctional facilities. Following Monday’s move, the Women’s Prison in Billings has a population of 200, according to the state’s secure ...