Huntley died in hospital from injuries he suffered when he was attacked with a metal pole in a prison workshop on February 26 ...

Nine men are charged in connection with a fatal stabbing at the prison, which the Trump administration has nicknamed the 'Speedway Slammer.' ...

The City Commission in Leavenworth approved a permit to private prison operator CoreCivic. Members voted 4-1 to approve a three-year permit with conditions that set minimum staffing levels, ban the ...

Horace Cowan, a former Camden man convicted of a 1990 homicide, won a state Supreme Court dispute over his long wait for ...

A death investigation is underway after a woman in custody at the Vigo County Jail died early Tuesday, according to the Vigo ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and house detained immigrants after a nearly yearlong legal fight amid a massive national push for ...

A conversation with Paul Bocanegra is awash in cognitive dissonance. How, I wonder, could the congenial middle-aged man sitting across from me at a coffee shop, apologizing profusely for being a few ...

Growing Rutherford County will replace an aging, overcrowded jail through a $300 million project by 2030, project consultant Bart Kline said.

A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and house immigrants detained for living in the U.S. illegally after a nearly yearlong legal fight amid a national ...

A second ex-corrections officer is charged with having sex with a Lake County juvenile inmate. Ariah Rivera, 22, of Hobart, was charged Tuesday with three counts of sexual misconduct and one ...

A contract with medical services provider Medikal, Inc. was approved by supervisors yesterday. It will increase medical expenses at the jail by about $3 million annually. But county officials hope it ...