Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital punishment.

One easy-to-resolve mystery of the Jeffrey Epstein case remains unanswered: Why was Ghislaine Maxwell transferred last year ...

A correctional officer was accused of smuggling drugs and contraband to inmates at a Jessup prison. She pleaded guilty to ...

The arrests of three Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) employees accused of beating an inmate and helping cover it up ...

Joanne Chesimard was granted asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from the New Jersey prison where the former Black Panther was serving a life sentence in the killing of a state t ...

HUNTINGTON — As April marked Second Chance Month, a small college based in Huntington is working to expand educational ...

Florida executed James Hitchcock, 70, by lethal injection on Thursday, April 30, for the 1976 rape and strangulation murder of his 13-year-old step-niece Cynthia "Cindy" Driggers. It was Florida's ...

A man convicted of beating and choking his 13-year-old step-niece to death is set to be executed in Florida. James Ernest Hitchcock is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 ...

A Georgia state prison inmate received a 25-year federal sentence for running a criminal empire for a Mexican cartel from his cell. Federal authorities say the inmate directed the trafficking of more ...

Emily RussellPrison guards and inmates say New York's correctional system is broken Malone is home to two state prisons-- Upstate Correctional and Franklin Correctional. Photo: Emily Russell Last ...

Multiple inmates were injured, with one severely, following a large-scale altercation at Arizona State Prison Complex–Eyman. The incident, described as a "full-blown riot" by a correctional officers' ...

FLORENCE, AZ — Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) officials say several inmates were injured during a group fight at a state prison in Florence over the weekend. The ...