The Bonneville County Sheriff's Office held a ribbon cutting Friday morning to mark the opening of the county jail's new ...

An Arizona corrections officer, who also serves as a state prison counselor, is facing allegations of smuggling drugs and ...

The Blair County Prison Society is offering recommendations on designing a new county prison, based on the expertise of its members who have been making monthly visits for more than 25 years. “It’s so ...

"If somebody gets shot and killed in my office by a stray bullet … [my proposal is to] have some preemptive measures," Rich ...

The inmates shake hands with the bishop and exchange warm hugs with the ministry volunteers, Jean Gunn, whom they call ...

Killers show no compassion for their victims. Why should California show compassion when these imprisoned killers become ...

The annual report tells the stories of several individuals who faced execution in 2024 despite evidence that they were not ...

A 2022 report from the Corrections Association of New York is providing more insight on the conditions at Marcy Correctional Facility.

The governor exercised the prerogative of mercy granted him by the Nigerian Constitution. In the exercise of his prerogative of mercy, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has freed seven prison inmates ...

The United Nations, under the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) and other human rights bodies, has asserted that prolonged solitary confinement, typically defined as lasting more than 15 ...

A South Carolina man convicted of murder who is expected to be executed in early January, has released a four-page letter ...