A storm of controversy surrounds the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) as its decision to shutter SCI-Rockview, ...

Plea documents in the case against a former Alabama jailer charged in the death of an inmate says officers intentionally kept the conditions “as filthy as possible” in an effort ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing to close two state prisons and two community corrections centers in a cost-saving measure that his administration projects would save Pennsylvania more than $110 million ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing to close two state prisons and two community corrections centers in a cost-saving measure that ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said authorities should now move quickly and pursue criminal charges against those responsible for ...

Officials in Douglas and Sarpy Counties are in talks with federal representatives about using local jails to detain people ...

The treatment of prisoners, including their release, does not require referral to the line minister or any other office. The clarification comes following public concerns and misconceptions re-garding ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — A former correctional officer was found guilty in a case relating to the death of former inmate Quantez Burks. According to documents filed in federal court, Chad Lester was ...

Correction officers union chief Benny Boscio has slammed the city’s attempt to convince a federal judge to appoint DOC Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie as receiver over New York jails.

via Wikimedia Commons A former correctional officer has been arrested on charges of sexual misconduct involving a juvenile inmate, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Cecilia ...