In the Natural State, 2025 was marked by headlines that spanned high-stakes decisions at the Capitol, shocking crimes, and ...

An inmate who was attacked inside a South Carolina prison has died, according to the state Department of Corrections. Mario Leven Harrison, 37, died at a hospital Monday, the S.C. Department of ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison is being investigated as a homicide, allegedly at the hands of a former Valley resident. The California Department of ...

Robert Brooks Jr., whose father was fatally beaten at Marcy Correctional Facility 11 months ago, said he would like to meet Gov. Kathy Hochul “and just have a real conversation with her, just so she ...

Leslie Harris has missed most milestones in his daughter's life while serving a decades-long sentence in Louisiana for armed robbery and is unlikely to get out before her prom, her graduation and ...

“Thanksgiving, to me, is about making sure other people eat," the disgraced music mogul told TMZ. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Sean Combs says he helped to organize and pay for ...

A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order separating transgender inmates from female detainees at a Texas correctional facility for women with special needs, following claims of sexual ...

Sheriff Scott Owen says his jail sees a wide range of inmates—some who stay just a few days, others who remain for much longer. He wants the facility to be more than a holding space and hopes to make ...

Almost a year after the brutal beating death of corrections officer Andrew Lansing, state lawmakers are taking action on a bill to increase penalties for inmates who assault or kill prison workers.

People with immigration detainers want to build a better life, but state policies make it difficult or impossible. Ad Policy (Randy Brennan / Type Investigations and The Nation) This story is part of ...

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) condemned Gov. Kathy Hochul‘s (D-NY) reported decision to announce the shutdown of a major state prison. Hochul’s announcement to shut down the Bare Hill Correctional ...

INDEPENDENCE, Va. — A Virginia Department of Corrections officer is dead, and two others are hurt after a reported inmate attack inside a Virginia prison. Officials said this happened just before 8 ...