The new rates vary by facility size and type. At the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola—and at all other state ...

The family of Erik Carlson, who died last month, said they are still searching for answers after the 29-year-old suddenly ...

A Louisiana inmate was dropped off at a Baton Rouge bus station by accident. East Carroll Parish Officials were transporting ...

Inmate firefighters are trained at one of the state Department of Corrections’ more than 30 ... the current line of wildfires burning near LA is one of the most destructive natural disasters ...

Pastor James Ng'ang'a revisited Shimo la Tewa Prison, inspiring inmates with his testimony, gifts, and plans to support them with chapati, seats, and iron sheets.

Three former East Baton Rouge Parish corrections officers were indicted after being accused of abusing an inmate.

Robert Brooks, 43, was brutally beaten with his hands tied behind his back by corrections officers while in custody at Marcy ...

A 29-year-old Harris County inmate died Saturday nearly 300 miles away from Houston less than a week after he was transferred ...

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow President Trump to serve a third term in the White House so the country “can sustain the bold leadership our ...

Prison inmates are being drafted to help with the ongoing LA wildfires as the death toll and damage to structures continues to rise. Eight fires were confirmed to have been blazing in the LA region, ...

The “American Horror Story” actress noted that the inmates “get paid almost ... men and women are helping fight the LA fires. They’ve been wearing prison-orange jumpsuits out in the ...

When deployed, those firefighters earn from $5.80 to $10.24 a day, depending on experience, and an extra $1 an hour during active wildfires, according to the corrections department. That means the ...