An inmate who attempted to escape from the New Castle Correctional Facility has been sentenced. DaMarcus Thomas, 23, was arrested in January 2024 and was charged with escape, a Level 5 Felony, ...

Madison County Jail Administrator Jerry Endicott said staff typically only use restraints if people have self-harmed, and he ...

The man accused of killing a fellow Idaho State Correctional Center (IDOC) inmate changed his plea on Wednesday. Court documents show James M. Johnson, 33, changed his plea to guilty on a first ...

An Illinois legislator has publicly asked staff at prisons in the state to contact her if they know about undocumented immigrants that she can report to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

BOISE, Idaho — The man accused of killing a fellow Idaho State Correctional Center (IDOC) inmate changed his plea on Wednesday. Court documents show James M. Johnson, 33, changed his plea to ...

An inmate’s death from July 4 has been ruled ... FOX59/CBS4 has reached back out to IDOC for further comment on the investigation. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video ...

The Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn ...

In response to the second PAC complaint, the IDOC claimed that disclosing the cost of pentobarbital might reveal the identities of individuals connected with the execution of death sentences in the ...

The Illinois Department of Corrections conducted the annual audit ... making it unnecessary to transport inmates off-site. Auditors also noted the social and educational efforts to rehabilitate ...

"A search determined that the inmate, assisted by his two cellmates, had removed a ceiling grating, entered a utility ceiling chase and exited the roof through a ventilation housing," the sheriff ...