Rescue dogs working with the incarcerated at North Kern State Prison—something the prison's welcomed since 2017. Dogs rescued ...

Like local jails nationwide, Montana’s small holding facilities have become institutions of last resort as patients in mental ...

Officials at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are investigating the Saturday night attack of a peace officer ...

Prison officials are investigating an assault on an officer at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano. Early Saturday evening, a prisoner stabbed an officer with “an improvised weapon” as the incarcerated ...

Prison officials are investigating an assault on an officer at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano. Early Saturday evening, a prisoner stabbed an officer with “an improvised weapon” as the ...

In September, the civil case cleared a legal hurdle when Senior U.S. District Judge John Gerrard denied the state’s motion to dismiss the case. While prison officials can’t be found liable for ...

Those changes have meant consequences for local county jails. Erie County, for instance, held only two inmates bound for state prison the week the unsanctioned strikes began in February.

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has confirmed that two inmates, who purposefully burned themselves while at Red Onion State Prison have been transferred ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Two inmates have died at High Desert State Prison, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections. Michael Sonner, 57, was pronounced dead Wednesday, a news release said.

Two inmates at a Southern Nevada state prison and a third at a facility near Carson City have died in the past week, according to authorities. Michael Sonner, 57, who was convicted and awaiting ...