Prison officials often say that strip searches are necessary to keep contraband, including weapons and drugs, outside of prisons. This is a worthy goal, but research suggests that strip searches don’t ...

Two women who have loved ones locked up inside the Bradford County Jail complained to Action News Jax about allegations of ...

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Jessie Hoffman Jr completed his death sentence yesterday (March 18), becoming the first person in Louisiana to be executed in ...

A former inmate was arrested for allegedly attempting to fly a drone carrying contraband into a South Carolina prison.

A former nurse-assistant for the South Carolina Department of Corrections was arrested for having a sexual relationship with an inmate, according to arrest warrants.

Inside the jail, Fogarty is a lifeline, a window to the outside for the men and women who come from different countries but ...

Research shows that many inmates serving long-term or life sentences continue to cause trouble even behind bars. A University ...

Although I’ve never considered myself a criminal, for as long as I can remember I’ve always worried about going to prison. The unrelenting fear of incarceration has long been my […] ...

A former prison worker pleaded guilty in September to smuggling cellphones, tobacco and drugs into the facility in exchange for money. Waupun inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A seventh inmate has died at Wisconsin's oldest prison, less than a year after the then-warden and multiple members of his staff were charged with misconduct and felony ...

New York state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is struggling to keep striking officers on the job, as it grapples with the fallout from two high-profile inmate deaths and ...