The Philadelphia Department of Prisons and Ardella’s House, a nonprofit advocacy and services organization providing support ...

Immediately after President Trump’s election victory in 2024, private prison stocks soared and company executives could hardly contain their glee. As Trump’s immigration crackdown has accelerated, so ...

The Minnesota Department of Corrections said Monday they’ve identified 68 cases when they’ve transferred people from prison to federal custody and federal officials “falsely claim these same ...

The Nevada Department of Corrections on Thursday announced the deaths of two inmates at Northern Nevada prisons. According to a news release, William Johnson, 62, died at Lovelock Correctional Center ...

The head of Minnesota’s prison system accused U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials of spreading “misinformation” by falsely saying the state releases “criminal illegal aliens” to the public ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 22—Ohio's state prisons ended 2025 more than 500 correction officers below full staffing, with 7.4% of all budgeted positions ...

Around the world, some prisons operate in ways that defy everything people expect punishment to look like. Inmates walk freely, run businesses, and in some cases control entire facilities themselves.

Minnesota’s chief of prisons is once again pushing back on repeated misinformation from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security (DHS). Paul Schnell, commissioner of the ...

Drones are being used to smuggle contraband like drugs and cell phones into Tennessee prisons. A new bill would allow prison guards to take down unauthorized drones and make flying them over prisons a ...

The conditions in New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services’ secure youth prisons are deeply troubling. Children as young as 12 are being confined alone for hours without access to ...

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan has 26 prisons throughout the state, holding roughly 33,000 inmates ranging from non-violent offenders to murderers. Now, the union representing Michigan corrections officers ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut prisons are “operating in state of sustained institutional failure,” according to a new report from the Office of the Correction Ombuds. It’s a 60 page report that ...