A corrections officer accused of sexually assaulting inmates is in custody. New Mexico State Police arrested 21-year-old Elijah Williams, an officer at Cibola ...

Three more inmates have been charged in a fatal beating of a Mountain View man at a Santa Clara County jail, court records show. The attack was allegedly motivated by Norteno gang leaders, Detective ...

One by one, as their names were called, as twelve inmates received certificates for completing a semester of the prison ...

In 2023, amid record-breaking rain and snow, two prisons in the southern San Joaquin Valley faced a serious risk of flooding.

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Editor's note: On Wednesday, April 30, a federal judge in Vermont ordered Mohsen Mahdawi's release while his case proceeds. The April 14 detention of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi ...

Napa County's new, $130 million jail is just about ready to debut. Sometime in the coming weeks, the county plans to close the downtown Napa jail at the Hall of Justice that is ultimately targeted ...

The contentious closure of an animal care unit at Elmwood College in Cupar has sparked calls for Scotland’s charity regulator to get involved. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Fife ...

UTICA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Five correction officers charged for their involvement in the deadly beating of an inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility have been given two more weeks to decide ...

The head of the Franklin County jail said Sheriff Jim Raymond blocked his entry into the jail, demanded his gun and then put his hands on the commander in the latest escalation over the fight for ...

A female prison officer has been charged with having a sexual relationships with two inmates at the same time - whilst allegedly smuggling drugs into a high secuirty jail. Isabelle Dale appeared ...

Polson, Montana — When someone accused of a crime in this small northwestern Montana town needs mental health care, chances are they'll be locked in a basement jail cell the size of a walk-in ...