Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois’ decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

North Dakota's prison system says inmates spend 50% of their sentence in its facilities, including transitional housing. “There is no truth in sentencing,” Attorney General Drew Wrigley said.

NORTH CAROLINA ... charges inmates might receive while incarcerated."The S.C. Department of Corrections reminds the public that after an arrest, the burden of proof is on the state to prove ...

Rockview state prison is slated for ... for supervision when compared to modern prison designs. The facility also struggles to accommodate inmates in wheelchairs and has limited cells designed ...

(The Center Square) - The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is considering the closure of two facilities, projecting to save the state over $120 million next year. The facilities, SCI Rockview ...

Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association President John Eckenrode said the resulting consolidation of state inmates could lead to a surge in violence he attributes to crowding.

following a state prison guard as he jogs toward a scrum of fellow officers grappling with an inmate along a fence line ringed with barbed wire. It’s after 9 p.m. on a cold and rainy December ...

(The Center Square) - A Washington lawmaker has introduced legislation that would prevent an inmate convicted ... to the women's prison after choosing to identify as a woman. That cellmate was ...