A Yakima man who was sentenced to prison in March but never showed up to serve his sentence was back in Kittitas County ...

The Louisiana State Penitentiary held its first ever ‘Father Daughter Dance’ this month. Prisoners reunited with their ...

Michigan Department of Corrections partners with post-secondary education institutions to offer licenses and certifications ...

Rahmanullah Lakanwal drove from Bellingham, Washington, to shoot two West Virginia National Guard members deployed in ...

I am reaching out to bring to your attention serious allegations regarding unsafe conditions at High Desert State Prison. Families of inmates report that certain correctional officers have threatened ...

The inmate who escaped from the St. Francis County detention center was captured Wednesday after he ran off while taking out ...

Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown led a multistate lawsuit Tuesday challenging new homelessness funding restrictions by the Trump administration that could put 170,000 formerly homeless peo ...

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma inmate whose life was spared by Gov. Kevin Stitt just moments before he was to receive a lethal injection on Thursday was later found unresponsive inside his cell ...

Corrections officers at Mid-State Correctional Facility discovered 176 sheets soaked in synthetic marijuana hidden inside an inmate’s sock during a search over the summer. The drugs were found June 11 ...

Maine is one of the few states to let incarcerated people work remote jobs for outside companies. 45 prisoners have already been hired in roles like software engineering and grant writing. NBC News’ ...

ALFRED, Maine — Three former York County Jail corrections officers and an inmate have been indicted on misdemeanor charges involving an alleged money exchange. In April, the York County Sheriff's ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Washington County Quorum Court discussed an ordinance Wednesday that would raise the daily inmate fee in the Washington County Jail. The ordinance would raise ...