CHICAGO (CBS) --The family of a man who died while in prison at Stateville Correctional Center this summer has filed a ...

Georgia lawmakers are taking a deeper dive into funding options to reduce overcrowding, violence, and safety concerns within ...

Defendant William Pope had argued that holding his trial now could cause more issues once the president-elect takes office.

Since 2020, data shows Missouri’s Department of Corrections has paid out $68 million in settlements to contractors, inmates ...

Nearly 200 survivors of sex abuse in New York jails rallied in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday, saying there's been no action ...

After a monthlong civil trial, the question of whether the Alaska Department of Corrections did enough to stop a young ...

An order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections says the inmate population needs to be lowered to under 600.

a German Shepherd who served the community for five years before transferring to the Maryland Department of Corrections. K-9 ...

Boulder City police recaptured a fugitive from the Nevada Department of Corrections during a routine traffic stop.

An inmate survey, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, has helped the DOC focus on things that need to be ...

A Little River County man has been sentenced to 50 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to ...

The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority (ACIFA) recently passed a resolution renaming the facility in the ...