Some officials say it’s time to rethink shared quarters for inmates because of the risk of violence and the detriment to rehabilitation.

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of ...

San Francisco 49ers players visited a local children's hospital to spread cheer and lift the spirits of patients and their ...

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FOLSOM, Calif. (AP) — Two California prison officers were hospitalized after an alleged attack by an incarcerated man, and authorities are investigating it as an attempted homicide, officials said ...

A Marine veteran and grandfather has died after being scalded by hot water in a California hotel shower, a lawsuit alleges. The Oct. 15 wrongful death lawsuit said the water reached 134 to 136 degrees ...

A medieval tower in central Rome collapsed again during a rescue operation by firefighters after the initial collapse, sending up cloud of debris. (Source: AP) ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American airstrike in April on a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that killed over 60 detained African migrants should be investigated as a possible war crime, ...

A prison sergeant at San Quentin is behind bars, accused of lewd acts against children. William Eberly faces almost a dozen felony charges involving two children. The Martinez man previously made ...

This story was originally published by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Former state Rep. Robin Smith, R-Hixson, was sentenced Friday to eight months in federal prison for her role in a corruption ...