The last time such an execution took place was 15 years ago, in Utah. The South Carolina inmate chose the method because of ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul said there are indications of "extremely disturbing conduct" leading to the death of 22-year-old Messiah ...

New York State’s corrections department is struggling to keep striking officers on the job, as it grapples with the fallout ...

An inmate at a New York State prison has died on Saturday according to the NYS Department of Corrections and Community ...

A 22-year-old incarcerated individual at Mid-State Correctional Facility was pronounced dead on Saturday and 11 staff members ...

Inmate Nevin Whetstone escaped Tuesday morning. He is serving a life sentence for capital murder committed in Lee County and ...