Serious irregularities in sick leave, overtime payments and operational procedures within the prison system were highlighted on Tuesday in a report by the audit office covering the last two years.The ...

Video on social media shows a large fire and people throwing rocks through the windows of a building as voices shouted ...

Videos on social media showed a large fire and people throwing rocks through the windows of a building as voices shouted ...

Family visits are limited, and programming such as college classes has been cut back due to low staffing levels in prisons.

Cuba’s government says it will release 51 people from prisons in an unexpected move. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the release in the upcoming days stems from a spirit of goodwill and close ...

Several attacks, including one on a synagogue in Michigan and a shooting at a university in Virginia, may be linked to the fighting in the Middle East.

The attackers fired shots at responding police officers, hitting one in the neck.

State correctional officials said an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison from Monterey County died Monday in an apparent homicide.

A federal jury has awarded $667,000 in damages to a group of incarcerated Muslim men in Missouri who were pepper-sprayed by state correctional officers while praying.

Update: This article has been updated to reflect a statement from the state Department of Corrections and Community ...