Following years of decline, the state's prison population jumped by 8% in 2022, and signs indicate it's still on the rise.

The state's private prisons see higher numbers of deaths and sexual assaults while providing less opportunity for support and education.

A bipartisan group of Missouri lawmakers wants more oversight over the prison system — as deaths in custody reach their ...

Three Massachusetts inmates are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in connection with a brutal attack that injured five correction officers inside Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster, ...

Staff vacancies require corrections officers to work at least 16- or 24-hour shifts, and the mandatory overtime takes a toll.

The Colorado Department of Corrections announced Thursday plans to begin the demolition of the Captain’s House at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility on Monday. This project is expected ...

A new fire broke out Wednesday night along the 405 Freeway. The fire was burning on the east side of the freeway near the ...

Gov. Kelly Ayotte is implementing a hiring freeze for state employees ahead of what's expected to be a difficult budget ...

Jenkins' uniform has nine blue stripe patches. Each represent five years of service in the Department of Correction.

Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to die by lethal injection next week want his execution halted so they can get more ...

A Maryland prison inmate has been hospitalized after testing positive for Legionnaires’ Disease, a serious form of pneumonia ...

An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center died on Tuesday, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri ...