The number of incarcerated people nationwide has declined, and almost 200 correctional facilities have closed in the past 20 years. The sites are being repurposed.

Talk about a major adjustment. A New York appeals court has overturned the conviction of a woman accused of fatally poisoning her chiropractor boss — who was also the mother of her ex-boyfriend — ...

A New Hampshire man charged with first-degree murder in an Amherst County shooting that killed an elderly woman and severely injured her daughter has invoked his right to a speedy trial and will soon ...

The South Carolina Department of Corrections shares details after carrying out the execution of of Marion Bowman Jr., the ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday refused to stop what would be the fourth nitrogen gas execution in the U.S.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The son of an inmate who died after a prolonged ... It also claims gross negligence and wrongful death. New York state cannot be sued for civil rights violations in ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September.

A Sacramento County inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison is one of three facing attempted homicide charges in an attack on a ...

Neither Dane County nor any of its municipalities has signed agreements authorizing local police to perform some functions of ...

New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. is calling on the New York state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to take immediate action to address the ...

After two recent incidents caused several staff and inmates to be sent to the hospital, the state has locked down Upstate ...

The New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, or DOCCS, has placed Upstate Correctional Facility in ...