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 ...

The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed the water issues inside of the Orleans Justice Center have lingered into the week, saying it's led to flooding in different parts of the jail.Sheriff ...

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, ...

Three escapees had been captured by Friday night. The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said the inmates might have had help ...

With accounts of overcrowded cells, filth-choked showers, and a kitchen sink that drained directly onto the floor, a new state watchdog report about conditions at the Garden State Youth Correctional ...

ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - A Northwest Iowa correctional facility is working to set its inmates up for success by providing them with a higher education while serving their time. KTIV was ...

The Wernersville Community Corrections Center, a facility that has for years been a source of frustration and angst for local law-enforcement and government officials, will officially shut its ...

Indiana has embarked on its most ambitious state building project yet, breaking ground on the $1.2 billion Westville Correctional Facility. Announced as the largest and most expensive project in the ...