The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it notified Maine Gov. Janet Mills of the beginning of a federal investigation into whether the state engages in a pattern or practice of housing ...

The 40-year-old inmate was serving time for a robbery conviction.

The Trump administration said it had sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom informing him of a federal investigation into two ...

California reached a $1.9 million settlement agreement with 13 female inmates who claim they were subjected to "war zone" ...

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether California and Maine violate female inmates’ rights by housing them with ...

The current Twin Falls County Jail is experiencing overcrowding, according to the Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office.

The 29-year-old man worked as an officer at the Sedgwick County Adult Residential Facility.

An inmate who escaped from the Crockett County jail on Wednesday is back in custody, the sheriff's department said.

Cadet Trenda D. Parker, an employee of the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, was arrested on March 25 and is no longer employed ...

For destroying video footage of a prisoner’s fatal stabbing, the Georgia Department of Corrections has been sanctioned by a federal judge in an associated lawsuit against the officer blamed for ...

A correction officer was arrested after authorities say drugs were found on him at Cayuga Correctional Facility.