Last month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, a case brought ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Corrections and several members of the staff at the North Central Regional Jail are the target of another lawsuit over the death of an inmate.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said the riot in the Facility A main yard involved approximately 40 inmates. Emergency medical services were dispatched around 10:07 a.m ...

Two corrections workers, Cpl. Joseph Hatzenbuehler and caseworker Brandon Guern, were injured during the initial stages of the riot. Both were treated at a local hospital and released, and later ...

Tennessee Corrections, disability rights group settle 2020 suit after judge's July ruling. Craig Shoup. Nashville Tennessean.

A Middle Tennessee prison is on lockdown after a riot broke out overnight at the facility injuring at least three inmates and one correction guard, officials said. The melee took place at the ...

LINCOLN — Two inmates killed in a May 10 riot at the Tecumseh State Prison died from “blunt force” injuries to their heads, according to official death certificates obtained Tuesday.

Two inmates were reportedly injured during the chaos, but authorities had retaken the prison by about 8 a.m., WWNY reported. In a brief social media message Thursday, the state corrections ...