Drugs and paraphernalia were smuggled in at higher rates than other items like tattoo equipment or weapons.

Twelve of the 19 people granted early release from prison by former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem without a customary review ...

I’m not the only one,” said Monarque. “There’s 27 other individuals that I was incarcerated with, and they’re all great minds ...

Right now, there’s a search underway for an inmate who escaped the Monroe Correctional Complex.

Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection on Thursday, reinforcing Texas's position as the nation's leader in capital punishment. Texas has put more inmates to death than the next four states ...

The Trump administration immigration crackdown swelled the population inside California’s immigrant detention centers. State ...

While the former death row inmate was able to leave jail, his legal case will continue, as prosecutors vow to try him again ...

Judge Robert Henney has instructed both the state and the defence to file written submissions explaining why the court should ...

Also this week, legal challenges to halt Tony Carruthers' execution saw a flurry of filings as his execution draws near.

Security agencies are closely monitoring Pakistan-based terror operative Shahzad Bhatti after intelligence inputs suggested ...

An Oklahoma prison gate has opened for Richard Glossip, a man who spent nearly 30 years facing the death penalty, following a ...

An inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of ...