In 1957, after a riot at the MIssouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, state lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to keep watch...
You wouldn’t know the state is eyeing a nine-digit deficit for the fiscal year that starts July 1 judging by the size of Gov. Dan McKee’s...
(KTAL/KMSS) – A dispute that resulted in an inmate’s death is under investigation at a Louisiana state prison, according to the Department of Corrections. DOC Director...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/KARK) – A legislative committee meeting Tuesday heated up when lawmakers discussed a $1.5 billion medical contract for the Arkansas Department of Corrections...
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a recommendation by the Department of Corrections that a jail guard be fired over his admission that he...
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — An inmate death at the Adult Correctional Institution’s Intake Service Center on Friday is being investigated by Rhode Island State Police. J.R....
SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) – Illinois state lawmakers shared their concerns Friday about a plan to close and rebuild two state prisons. They spoke during a Commission on...
A new legislative audit report released Monday tells lawmakers it’s unclear if inmates with the Montana Department of Corrections are receiving much education or instruction because...
Mike Reese has been doing a lot of walking and listening as he takes over running Oregon’s prison system. Since Nov. 13, he’s been in charge...
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