At least six incarcerated people have burned themselves at western Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison, the Virginia Department ...

Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a person who was incarcerated at a state prison that’s come under fire ...

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The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...

A housing unit in the Academy for Excellence in Corrections has been converted into a staff dormitory, where new hires live during their pre-service training. Each single-person room is equipped with ...

Washington officials are opening a new juvenile corrections facility at a state prison in Aberdeen, marking their latest attempt to address overcrowding issues. Gov. Jay Inslee says the new ...

A first of its kind training facility for correctional officers in the home of a former Cameron, Missouri, prison was ...

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to prison after using the United States Postal Service (USPS) to smuggle drugs from Puerto ...

She also said the lodges have been rebuilt and became operational again a few weeks ago on the grounds of the South Dakota State Penitentiary. Sweat lodges are ceremonial spaces for Native Americans.

A court in Beijing on Friday sentenced a prominent Chinese journalist to seven in years in prison for espionage, his family ...

Department staff are making plans to transfer inmates to other prison facilities in the western part of the state that were not affected by the hurricane, he said. Craggy might be open for inmates ...