WILLIAMSPORT — “It closes a chapter in the book,” was the comment of a federal corrections officer after the inmate who stabbed him in the eye five years ago pleaded guilty. Dale Franquet Jr., his ...

Correctional officers at Rhode Island’s state prison are claiming inmates made unauthorized social media posts last week and say they’ve complained to management about a lack of oversight of prisoner ...

Oregon State Penitentiary’s debate club were hungry for a big win at their annual college debate tournament this year. Four teams faced each other in the championship round on Oct. 13. Two teams were ...

An investigation of a death row inmate found text messages on a contraband cellphone that showed he ordered an inmate beaten last year and insisted it be recorded, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board ...

UTICA, N.Y. — A Mid-State corrections officer was sentenced on Monday morning for his involvement in the death of an inmate. Daniel Burger will serve one and one-third to four years in prison for the ...

February 2, 1980, New Mexico and the nation watched in horror as this prison turned from an organized correctional facility into *** slaughterhouse of sheer terror ...

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – A Northern New Mexico animal shelter is expanding a dog training program at the state penitentiary, after discovering black mold inside their dog kennels this summer. “We ...