A 32-year-old Rikers Island inmate died behind bars early Sunday — the 14th in-custody death at the Big Apple jail complex this year, Correction Department officials said. Aramis Furse “appeared ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A former guard at the Trumbull Correctional Institution was sentenced in federal court Thursday on a bribery charge. James Jackson, 39, was sentenced to 30 months in prison ...

I served as a U.S. Marine before spending my career running some of America’s most complex prisons. Those years taught me about leadership, structure and the human cost when systems bend and break.

A wandering seal was seen near Highway 101 in Newport, Oregon, on Dec. 20, prompting response from Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputies. Oregon Humane Society launches 'Love is Blind' cat adoption event ...

TOLEDO — The former director of a prison re-entry nonprofit has been sentenced to 10 to 13 years behind bars for stealing more than $200,000 from the organization and its donors, including elderly ...

SOMERS, Connecticut — A corrections officer assaulted by an inmate at Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers on Monday was treated and released from the hospital, according to officials. Officials ...

An inmate who was attacked inside a South Carolina prison has died, according to the state Department of Corrections. Mario Leven Harrison, 37, died at a hospital Monday, the S.C. Department of ...

NCAA women’s hockey is hurdling toward the holiday break with familiar faces atop the national rankings. Wisconsin and Ohio State have combined to win the past six championships, with the two schools ...

Called an earned living unit, the Minnesota Department of Corrections is testing the concept at Stillwater where there's open space as the state transfers inmates to other facilities. Stillwater is ...