T-L Photo/GAGE VOTA Carlos Ball, left, who is incarcerated at Belmont County Correctional Institute, holds his daughter Carleigha Ball, as his wife Amy Ball holds a rock the family painted during the ...

A jury in a federal civil rights case awarded $404,000 to Tommy Meadows after state prison staff took him to the floor, pepper sprayed him while handcuffed in a strip cell and put him in solitary ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio bill named after a corrections officer who was killed by an inmate on Christmas morning seeks to increase the penalties for incarcerated people who harm prison ...

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) — A pair of future service dogs that spent months training in an Ohio prison are entering the next phase of their journey. On Monday, Canine Companions and the Southeastern ...

(WFRV) – Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced that his administration is taking a major step toward closing the Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI) as part of a larger plan to modernize the ...

BELMONT COUNTY, OH (WTRF) – A one-day wellness conference was held Tuesday for women in a particularly challenging profession, corrections. About 60 women, current and retired employees of Belmont ...

A murder investigation is underway after an inmate at Greene Correctional Institution was found dead on Sunday, WITN staff reports. The Department of Adult Correction says Ernest Nichols was ...

Christian Olaniran is a digital producer for CBS Baltimore, where he writes stories on diverse topics including politics, arts and culture. With a passion for storytelling and content creation, he ...

First Prosecutorial District DA Jeff Cruden has announced the sentencing of Seth Jameson Frazier, the last of the four defendants who murdered four Pasquotank Correctional Institution (PCI) employees ...

IN A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR, CORRECTIONS OFFICIALS CONTEND CLOSING THE PRISON WILL SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INMATES, REDUCE OVERTIME AND EXPAND SERVICES. THE UNION THAT ...

JESSUP, Md. — The Maryland Correctional Institution at Jessup, also known as MCI-J, will close next year, Governor Wes Moore's office announced Monday. Officials say the facility's closure will enable ...

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