The number of incarcerated people nationwide has declined, and almost 200 correctional facilities have closed in the past 20 years. The sites are being repurposed.

Adam Uchyn was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday for the deaths of Michelle Phipps and James Donnelly.

State Representative Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) has introduced legislation to honor Pickaway County Sheriff’s Deputy Rex Emrick, who died in the line of duty on January 26th, 2021. The bill would ...

A Sacramento County inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison is one of three facing attempted homicide charges in an attack on a guard Thursday morning, said state corrections officials. Officials at the ...

The woman was charged with one count of misconduct in office and one count of furnishing contraband into a detention facility ...

Senator Bryan King introduced bills that he hopes will address the high crime rate, high incarceration rate, and overcrowded prison issue in Arkansas.

An inmate assaulted and killed another who was sentenced for aggravated assault in Centre County, officials report. Spencer ...

The Pickaway County Court of Common Pleas, presided over by Judge Matthew H. Chafin, held hearings on Wednesday, January 29, ...

A Grove City man who was pardoned for his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol building remains in ...