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 ...

Authorities were searching for an incarcerated man who walked away from a Male Community Reentry Program facility Sunday. Just before 3 p.m. Sunday, officials were alerted that 45-year-old Herber ...

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

Content warning: Discussions of murder, rape, and assault. Recently, we featured stories from formerly incarcerated people ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is searching for an inmate who walked away from the Clara Walters Community Corrections Center. ODOC says 49-year-old Jody Patterson walked away from the ...

The search turned up 11 weapons and 75 suspicious pieces of contraband that were tested for possible drugs, according to the corrections department ... 2,697 assaults on inmates, up from 1,267 ...

Troy Hayden got an exclusive tour inside one of the largest prison hospital facilities in Arizona and heard from officials ...

By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers and Michelle Watson, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — A convicted double murderer has been ...

DENVER — Disability rights advocates and the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) reached a new settlement to accommodate deaf and hard-of-hearing inmates last month. The case addressed ...