Louisiana Department of Corrections officials addressed ongoing smuggling problems at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

Investigators said Rivera threw the suspected drug at detention staff and then attempted to swallow it, sparking a physical struggle. During the confrontation, one detention officer was exposed to the ...

Police are searching for Steven Alexander Guzman Marroquin, a 32-year-old man who escaped from Toronto South Detention Centre. He impersonated another inmate to bypass security and removed an ankle ...

The changes apply to how legal mail will be accepted at the jail.

York County District Attorney Tim Barker recounted the series of events that led to the death of a 39-year-old man while in ...

The lurking potential for violence and the excessive overcrowding of prisons have again been highlighted by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS).

With more than a dozen winter weather-related deaths reported across Kentucky, the family of a man who died while in state ...

Travis Day, formerly the warden of B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center, is now in charge of the St. Gabriel facility. He replaces Keithe Turner, who ran the prison for eight months.

"Despite what this prison does to me, it's the cats that make me want to be a better person." ...

The families of two women from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation who died in jail have filed separate ...

Texas is collecting detailed data on pregnant inmates in county jails, aiming to improve accountability and care. This effort follows reports of mistreatment and deaths, including Ruby McPeters, ...

National Correctional Services commissioner highlights incidents that left inmates dead, officers stabbed, and an inmate mistakenly released.