The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says they are investigating the death of an inmate on Thursday as ...

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

It took a grassroots push to win the legislation that offers more pay and an opportunity for reduced prison sentences.

California's parole system for youth offenders is failing to provide meaningful opportunities for rehabilitation, with a 62% ...

A 44-year-old inmate from Independence has died after a medical emergency at the Jackson County Detention Center in Kansas ...

David Kingsley faces up to life in prison after a jury returned its verdict in the fatal assault of the 43-year-old at Marcy Correctional Facility. Two other officers were acquitted in the case, which ...

A community corrections officer who previously pleaded guilty to 4th degree sexual conduct with an inmate has been sentenced ...

Jodi Johnson, 47, and Brenda Dixon, 62, are each charged in the U.S. Northern District Court of Ohio with single counts of ...

A Pima County corrections officer shot and killed a jail inmate Wednesday afternoon during an altercation at a Tucson hospital.

The sheriff's office began investigating in June after the transition coordinator was given a Bible. That Bible was found to ...

A retired sergeant with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was sentenced Tuesday to jail time and probation for drunken driving. Arnulfo Ryan Valverde was sentenced to 180 ...

Dozens rallied outside of the VADOC headquarters in Richmond on Friday, Oct. 24, calling for a change in leadership and for ...