Two inmates already serving life sentences, David Charles Macon, 50, and Michael Gaddy, 49, were convicted on Wednesday, July ...

Inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison have declared a hunger strike, effective Friday, to protest what they claim are unlawful practices by the California Department of Corrections and ...

California prisons halt visits after spikes in inmate violence, overdoses, and contraband. CDCR investigates deaths, attacks, and safety concerns.

Twelve inmates at Trousdale Turner Correction Center are facing multiple charges after a riot at the prison.

Two former West Virginia correctional officers have been sentenced to decades in prison for their roles in an assault that ...

Inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison have declared a hunger strike, effective Friday, to protest what they claim are unlawful practices by the California Department of Corrections and ...

Officials allege inmate James Johnson – a convicted killer – attacked the counselor as the employee was entering a housing ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had restricted inmate movements and suspended privileges at 21 prisons because of a statewide surge in violence.

District Attorney Jason Lawson of Tennessee’s Fifteenth Judicial District announced 12 inmates have been charged for their role in a riot at the state’s largest prison earlier in June. Their ...

The riot took place a day before Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law forcing the state’s private-prison operator to lower inmate populations in facilities with high death rates.