A Chancery Court judge says the state must disconnect the heart defibrillator shortly before the inmate's August execution to avoid a prolonged death.

Protestors march in Leavenworth in opposition to CoreCivic's plans to reopen its prison there as as immigration detention ...

Adan Morales Jr., 54, was found unresponsive in his cell back on July 1. Staff began life-saving measures, and was taken was to a local hospital, where he later died ...

Richard Allen, the man convicted of the 2017 Delphi, Indiana murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams, has been moved ...

An inmate in a California state prison was allegedly killed by two other inmates on Friday evening, the California Department ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) released its third episode of “All Rise with Director Dotson,” featuring VADOC ...

The death of Joshua Byrd, 40, marked the first on-duty killing of a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...

From politics to economics, closing old or bad prisons is not always straightforward. Even some incarcerated people have mixed emotions.

The South Dakota Department of Corrections made an announcement to law enforcement and the public about the pending release of state prison offender Michael Pigney.

Nearly two months have passed since his death, and his family still has many questions. “We just really want answers from ...

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is alerting the public about a high-risk offender set to be released from prison ...