The 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week used electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls, a ...

Being expelled or suspended multiple times and being sent to an alternative school for children with behavioral problems were ...

Another arrestee, Connie Weeden, is accused of sending cash via a cell phone app to escapee Jermaine Donald. Weeden, 59, was ...

Pearl Fernandez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in June 2018 for her involvement in the ...

John Scippa, Gov. Kelly Ayotte's interim pick to lead the state's Department of Corrections won quick approval by the ...

A Michigan woman accused of setting her husband on fire then driving a van over his burning body was sentenced to life in ...

Michigan has experienced a significant increase in tornado activity this year, with 27 confirmed tornadoes by May 21, ...

A Minot man has been sentenced to three years with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation after pleading guilty to ...

The governor and DOCCS commissioner both maintain that the budget approves up to three prison closures, but the final number of facilities shut down may be less.

The state Department of Correction is lowering the minimum age requirement to become an officer from 21 to 19 in hopes of ...

New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) facilities will only be open for visitation on the weekends.

The New Mexico Corrections Department has announced its decision to close the privately operated Lea County Correctional Facility by June 30, 2025. This announcement comes after GEO Group Inc.'s ...