State has been working for years to better track juvenile justice issues. Last week a key fix to expand access to critical data was voted down by freshman lawmakers.
A judge on Tuesday dismissed only part of a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the Nevada Department of Corrections ...
An Idaho prisoner who argued that he was retaliated against for speaking to the Idaho Statesman has accepted a plea deal for ...
Over 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 ...
Utah is the only state to have used firing squads in the past 50 years, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
A man who admitted to abusing dozens of local children has died. Louis Van Wie died on Jan. 14, the New York State Department of Corrections said. He was 82 years old.
The case centered around a correction officer suspected of having illegal fireworks shipped to the jail under inmates' names.
An investigation is underway after an someone allegedly tampered with an electrical outlet in a cell at the ACI and triggered ...
For the third session in a row, Montana lawmakers are considering a bill intended to allow the state to again administer the ...
Cook County, Illinois Deputy Shamone Duncan, 50, was shot along with local resident Dario Stubbs outside a restaurant on ...
Lawyers for an Alabama death row inmate set to be killed in the state's first execution of 2025 are arguing that he actually belongs in the custody of another state.
The Rifle Correctional Center is at risk of closing as state officials consider cost-cutting measures to address a budget ...