When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials transferred 278 inmates convicted of murder and dozens more serving time fo ...

An incident at the Collins Correctional Facility led to a lockdown Wednesday for the facility’s staff and incarcerated individuals. Following a statement earlier Wednesday, at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday ...

The ACLU and federal court monitors continue to step in to implement systemic healthcare reform at Arizona state prisons. Meanwhile, a pregnant inmate at the Perryville complex describes her ...

ODOC officials announced on Wednesday that two inmates walked away from a prison in Hodgen had been captured in Arkansas.

Two states are set to see pauses on executions end as Arizona, Louisiana and South Carolina gave execution dates to three men ...

A New York state prison was placed on lockdown after inmates took over and injured three guards, just days after staffing ...

Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to take over health care operations in state-run prisons ...

Overall, more than 800 people have alleged sexual abuse at youth facilities in lawsuits filed since May. CHICAGO — Marcus ...

Alabama lawmakers are seeking to borrow additional money for prison construction to ensure the state can build a second 4,000-bed prison.

Champaign County Jail updates restraint chair tracking after investigation raises concerns about reporting and practices.

Wrist monitors like the BI VeriWatch dominated at a recent industry conference. But some 20 miles away, incarcerated men had ...