Former inmates of the Mercer County Correction Center allege the facility is unsafe and violates many state codes.

Kenneth Johnston Jr., 46, of Lamar, was sentenced Jan. 8 to 151 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Susan M.

A Conway man who'd been in the Pulaski County jail for less than a week died in his cell on Tuesday, the sheriff's office ...

One co-defendant plead guilty and took a deal for 25 years in jail. The other two are set to face trial Feb. 9.

DRUG SALES: Jevin J. Marino, 19, of Ukiah, was booked at county jail Jan. 13 on suspicion of possessing a controlled ...

Family members in Shasta County say they are not getting the answers they need after a relative was killed inside Pleasant ...

An inmate in the Lewis Complex at Buckeye State Prison has died following an altercation with his cellmate, officials confirmed. The death of Joshua Walker, 41, is being investigated as a homicide, ...

An inmate serving time for manslaughter has won an appeal over his missing TV, which disappeared during a transfer between New Jersey prisons. Sadot Council, 40, bought a television in May 2023 from ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — More female inmates joined a federal lawsuit to separate transgender inmates from female inmates at a Texas special needs women’s prison, lodging additional allegations of sexual ...

Half the people released from prison in South Dakota return within three years, according to the state Department of Corrections’ newly released 2025 annual report — the highest recidivism rate in at ...

When prison inmates break the rules, they may be placed in solitary confinement—sometimes for 24, 48 or 72 hours. Although it is frequently criticized, disciplinary segregation is still widely used in ...

Most of us only know what prison life looks like thanks to movies and TV shows — and those tend to exaggerate almost everything. In reality, a lot of what people believe about prison is a mix of myths ...