LINCOLN — A Nebraska man serving a life sentence has lost his lawsuit against two prison wardens and the director of prisons, alleging they have kept him from having parenting time with his young son ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the killing of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison on Tuesday.Staff observed inmate Orlando M. Ochoa, 40, allegedly ...

Two former SCDC employees were arrested for, among other things, helping an inmate secure contraband, according to the SCDC Officer of Inspector General. Getty Images COLUMBIA, S.C. Two South Carolina ...

“I’m not going to deny the reality — there’s no good explanation,” the interior minister said of how the 20 inmates had slipped out, perhaps over a period of time. By Annie Correal and Jody García ...

Earlier this month, entertainment mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was officially sentenced to 50 months in prison on federal prostitution charges. Diddy's legal team has requested that he serve FCI Fort ...

Inmate firefighters in California will receive higher pay and the state will make permanent firefighting camps that train and educate young offenders under two laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Erie County Executive Brenton Davis' Community Works Program is causing a dispute with county judges and the district attorney. Judges and the DA argue the program improperly lets inmates out for work ...

As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling on Mississippi death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford's petition to halt his scheduled execution. Crawford's execution ...

SAN ANTONIO — An inmate who was hospitalized following his arrest earlier this month has died, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said 34-year-old Victor Cadena was pronounced ...

The cell where Tony Mitchell died of hypothermia and sepsis in 2023 sits empty now, but for a few spare mattresses strewn on the floor inside the Walker County Jail. “That cell, as long as I’m sheriff ...

A Tacoma General Hospital worker was repeatedly punched by an inmate in 2023, a lawsuit says. The complaint alleges that an inattentive correctional officer failed to restrain the inmate. The employee ...

An 81-year-old inmate who was the "longest serving resident of South Carolina's Death Row" died of natural causes this week, officials said. Fred Singleton passed away Monday at the Kirkland ...