ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill Friday, which seeks to reform prisons across the state. The reforms in the bill include more cameras in prisons, ...

Wife of slain Anamosa correctional officer can move forward in her gross negligence claims against the Iowa Department of Corrections and prison officials, according to an Iowa Supreme Court ruling.

With the recent purchase of the former Wayne Correctional Center in Goldsboro, Kerwin Pittman is laying claim to an unusual title — he says he’s the first formerly incarcerated person in the U.S. to ...

COUNTY. I’M ABNER SOSA, 40/29 NEWS. >> THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SAYS AN INMATE DIED SUNDAY MORNING AT THE CUMMINS UNIT PRISON. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE DEATH WAS ...

An inmate at Beaumont's federal prison was found unresponsive Monday and later died at a local hospital, prompting an investigation into the cause of his death. Desteryn Arnold, 36, was found at ...

An inmate in the Lewis Complex at Buckeye State Prison has died following an altercation with his cellmate, officials confirmed. The death of Joshua Walker, 41, is being investigated as a homicide, ...

An inmate serving time for manslaughter has won an appeal over his missing TV, which disappeared during a transfer between New Jersey prisons. Sadot Council, 40, bought a television in May 2023 from ...

UTICA, N.Y. -- A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for his role in the brutal beating of an inmate that was captured on body-camera footage was sentenced Friday to 25 years to ...

David Kingsley was found guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. Robert Brooks Jr., Brooks’ son, and Jared Ricks, Brooks’ brother, delivered a victim impact statement in court.

A Piscataway man who works as a New Jersey Department of Corrections officer in the state's prison for sex offenders has been charged with sexually assaulting two inmates. Anthony Nelson, 37, was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. French police on Thursday caught a second inmate who had escaped from prison in late November by sawing through cell bars and ...

A former correctional officer at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual abuse and related offenses following an attack last year that, officials said, ...