An inmate died Tuesday night after arriving for booking at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, the Sheriff's Office ...

Nevada prosecutors say 20 people in all have been charged in connection with a brawl at a maximum-security prison in Nevada ...

Joles’ profile appears on Canadian Inmates Connect, a website that showcases incarcerated people interested in corresponding ...

Texas lawmakers push over 100 bills to increase criminal penalties, potentially leading to overcrowding of state's jails and prisons.

On Christmas Eve, Drew Johnson escaped the South Mississippi Correctional Facility and was found a day later in Greene County ...

Amid the chaos of the 20-day wildcat prison guard strike, state investigators are looking into a supposed inmate petition circulated at Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo expressing “strong ...

They know the ropes and the rules. Third, getting mental health care can be seen as a sign of weakness to some other inmates. Fourth, lifers tend to be the least disruptive members of the inmate ...

The Tennessee Department of Correction agrees to pay $3.25 million to Disability Rights group in lawsuit settlement.

Markwhan Kitcher-Tucker hanged himself in San Francisco jail while awaiting trial, an incident his lawyers said stemmed from negligence.

According to TMZ, Peterson, 51, was allegedly assaulted by a fellow inmate in the yard near his ... Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter ...

State law dictates that people in Kentucky jails are entitled to the same health care they would receive while outside jail. Kentucky’s Department of Corrections is tasked with ensuring jails across ...

The refusal of state governors to sign death warrants for inmates on death row is placing a significant strain on the resources of the Nigerian Correctional Service, The PUNCH has gathered. Despite ...