The three Massachusetts inmates accused of ambushing correction officers in a “vicious attack,” including stabbing one guard 12 times, faced a “sea of blue” of officers ...

An Alabama inmate set to die next month is asking to be sent back to a Michigan prison. The state doesn't want him back.

A bipartisan group of Missouri lawmakers wants more oversight over the prison system — as deaths in custody reach their ...

Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to die by lethal injection next week want his execution halted so they can get more ...

Staff vacancies require corrections officers to work at least 16- or 24-hour shifts, and the mandatory overtime takes a toll.

Gov. Henry McMaster has tapped a North Charleston native to head the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.

Around 20 people who work at a northern New York prison may have been exposed to drugs, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said.Staff at Upstate Correctional Facility in Monroe ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has picked Jake Gadsden Jr. as his nominee to be the director of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services (PPP).

Former Tennessee Department of Correction employee Rustin Bowen is convicted of charges involving multiple child victims.

Following years of decline, the state's prison population jumped by 8% in 2022, and signs indicate it's still on the rise.

The state's private prisons see higher numbers of deaths and sexual assaults while providing less opportunity for support and education.