A prison sergeant from Martinez was charged with multiple counts of lewd acts involving children, prosecutors said.

Three inmates serving life sentences at Salinas Valley State Prison are accused of killing another prisoner during an attack ...

Three convicted killers who are serving sentences at Salinas Valley State Prison in Central California are suspected of ...

Officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are investigating the death of an incarcerated man ...

Razor wire lines the recreation yard at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington on Aug. 27, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Essex town planning commission ...

DOOLY COUNTY, Ga. — A Dooly State Prison employee was arrested and charged with violating their oath and giving inmates contraband, according to charges filed by the Georgia Department of Corrections.

An Athol man was sentenced Friday to up to 15 years in state prison following his convictions in August of committing 16 domestic violence, sexual assault and other offenses against his ex-girlfriend ...

(This story was updated to include the number of correctional officers at the three state prisons south of Hagerstown.) Plans to close an aging Jessup, Maryland, state prison next year include ...

Maryland plans to close the aging Maryland Correctional Institution at Jessup by June 2026 due to facility degradation. Inmates from the Jessup prison could be transferred to other facilities, ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. State officials said Monday they will close the ...

CUMBERLAND, Md. — An inmate was found dead after being in a shared cell at a state prison in western Maryland over the weekend. Billy Sorrow, 50, died just before 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the North ...