At least three prisons have a 50% vacancy rate, with some so short-staffed that they have been incapable of complying with policies on safety, medical treatment and solitary confinement.

Bills moving in General Assembly would regulate prison temperatures, charge GPS companies with trespass and allow teens to work as barbers, hair stylists ...

SPRINGFIELD, SD (KELO.com) — A former state prison employee has been sentenced to 90 days in prison. 36-year old Cassandra ...

Josh Shapiro’s proposed state budget presented on Tuesday includes plans to close two state prisons. The $51.5 billion proposal recommends shuttering the prisons based on a downward trend in the ...

This behavior is unacceptable and reflects poorly on the vast majority of good employees who work in our correctional facilities,” said Attorney General Jackley.

Justice Lassiter committed suicide in March 2023, more than two years into a seven-year sentence at Northern State Prison in Newark. If he'd made parole as soon as he was eligible, he would have been ...

Justice Lassiter committed suicide in March 2023, more than two years into a seven-year sentence at Northern State Prison in Newark. If he'd made parole as soon as he was eligible, he would have ...

Jose Bueno was also convicted of assault by a life prisoner. He had previously been convicted of four strikes, including for murder. Jose Bueno faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, without the ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ark. (KATV) — State Senator Brian King is developing a new project aimed at halting Governor Sarah Sanders' controversial prison expansion project in Franklin County ...

Coroner Dontrelle Andrews said that both men were found dead after separate fights in the prison around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, but the GDC said one was uninjured.