Tyler Robinson's attorneys want him to appear in court unshackled and in plain clothes, arguing restraints and jail garb ...

CURTIS LEE ERVIN had not seen the moon in 38 years. He was arrested in November 1986, and - until about a year ago - had ...

An agreement has been hammered out to address safety concerns raised by Allegheny County corrections officers transporting ...

Whether or not officials want to debate the contentious issue, thanks to an obscure provision of the county charter, their ...

UTICA, N.Y. — Wednesday was the third day of the trial of the three former Marcy Corrections Officers accused of murdering inmate Robert Brooks.

An effort to overturn a voter-approved ban on the use of leg-shackles and other equipment at Allegheny County Jail took a small step forward Tuesday — despite warnings from some officials that the ...

Concerns are mounting over prisoner transport protocols in California following two recent inmate escapes. In December 2024, Cesar Hernandez escaped custody by jumping from a moving van en route to a ...

The prosecution and the defense attorneys in the Robert Brooks case lay the foundation going forward in the case against ...

A policy requiring correction officers to intervene if another employee is using excessive force will be part of the criminal trial of three officers facing murder charges.

The correctional officers' union at the Allegheny County Jail wants to reinstate leg shackles for hospital transports. "We've had officers kicked in the head trying to restrain somebody. They've ...