Despite the painful loss, his sister said she didn’t want the man convicted of her brother’s murder to face the death penalty, knowing that the killer had a family too.

James Johnson was sentenced to life in prison Friday for murdering his cellmate, 45-year-old Milo Warnock, at the Idaho Correctional Center in 2023.

A new initiative at the Idaho State Correctional Institution is offering young incarcerated adults a chance for a fresh start ...

A slew of recent violence in state prisons is bringing new rules to inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Now, prisoners ...

While manufacturers of FDA-approved injectable pentobarbital are warning states not to use the sedative in executions, some states are still buying it — and paying top dollar.

Idaho privatized its correctional health care system decades ago. In 2021, IDOC entered into a five-year, $299.4 million contract with Centurion Health after state prison officials rejected ...

NOW TO A KCRA 3 EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION. WE REPORTED FIRST LAST WEEK, THE NOVEMBER DEATH OF A WOMAN AT MULE CREEK STATE PRISON DURING A CONJUGAL VISIT WITH HER HUSBAND. WAS RULED A HOMICIDE.

Mark Pennington was still attending art school ... pickleball courts, and hotels to state parks across the state. After public outcry, the plans were shelved, but the fight isn't over for some ...

CARSON CITY (KTNV) — Over a dozen people are now facing charges after three inmates were killed in a prison brawl at Ely State Prison. The incident happened on July 30, 2024. According to the ...

According to multiple sources, Aponte was the “number one guy” for the Sinaloa Cartel in the state of Idaho. He had a well-established supply chain and a distribution network consisting of ...

A California Department of Corrections officer looks on as inmates exercise in the yard on Aug. 28, 2007, at Mule Creek State Prison, where last year two women were allegedly strangled during ...

including the state’s maximum security prison that houses prisoners on death row. “I look forward to reinvigorating partnerships with key stakeholders to further drive down crime in Idaho,” Derrick ...