The death of Carl “Robby” Talbot in a jail cell thick with the choking fumes of a potent pepper spray was described Friday as ...

A former Jay County Jail correction officer pleaded guilty Friday to engaging in sexual relations with an inmate.

A former correction officer at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester will now see the other side of a prison cell for his role in a scheme to smuggle contraband cellphones to inmates, ...

Matthew Heath has an idea of what life in prison was like for Marc Fogel. Heath, a former U.S. Marine, was wrongfully ...

When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

The Shelby County Jail is aging, has failing infrastructure and is overcrowded. The sheriff's office allowed reporters inside Feb. 11.

Casanova was a cynical seducer, but also studied law, took holy orders, played the violin and carried out Venice’s most ...

After several meetings since June on the possibilities for a new jail, the Fond du Lac County Jail Ad Hoc Committee released ...

Plaintiffs cite issues like lack of inmate segregation and mental health resources in case stemming from Angela Kimberly's ...

It wasn't the usual barrage of complaints from activists. Survivors of deceased detainees took grief and anger to the ...

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office invited media to tour the Shelby County Jail. A CA reporter saw deteriorating conditions ...

The Department of Correction came under fire Tuesday from a city oversight board for quietly creating a new high-security unit on Rikers Island that may violate a law limiting the use of solitary ...