In the wake of the COVID pandemic, many county and state prisons are still dealing with staffing shortages.In one area county ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. — A Hancock State Prison inmate is dead while in custody, the Georgia Department of Correction confirms.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The leading private prison company in the U.S. has spent more than $4.4 million to settle dozens of ...

The California prison used to house some of the state’s most violent criminals, but has become more known lately for creative pursuits. By Heather Knight Reporting from San Quentin, Calif.

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report Oct. 1 that found conditions in Georgia prisons unconstitutional, and on Thursday, one local family from ...

Last week, a Winnebago County Judge sentenced Vance Patterson, 54, to spend 15 years in prison for selling “large amounts of ...

Deputies said that Lewis was sentenced to 95 months to life in prison. Deputies said the victim’s father notified them in ...

If state officials quit reincarcerating people for violating their parole conditions — what’s known as “technical parole violations” — they could close an entire prison, critics say.

During a press briefing today, Sheriff T.K. Waters announced the arrest of Demaurea Grant, 29, in North Carolina, in ...

In May, Janecia Green pleaded guilty to helping those four escape the Bibb County Jail on Oct. 16, 2023. Even though the guidelines for her sentencing suggested she serve between 4 to 10 months in ...

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