Police are appealing for information after two military memorial plaques were stolen from a churchyard in Kent. The incident ...

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) says its Stillwater prison will be undergoing a phased closure as part of the state’s economic plan, as well as decrease the amount of current ...

Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will now report to prison in late June after a federal judge assented to a request that be be able to attend his stepdaughter's wedding. Menendez, found guilty ...

A former FBI agent floated an alternative location for President Donald Trump's revamped Alcatraz prison, which he thinks would serve as a deterrence for even the worst criminals. Trump called for ...

President Trump said Sunday he is directing his administration to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on an island off San Francisco, California. In a post on his Truth Social ...

Even though women are the fastest-growing segment of the prison population, no agency tracks vital statistics on pregnancy and reproductive care in state and federal prisons. The BJS release covered a ...

South Dakota lawmakers have received 13 proposals for places to build a new men's prison. Eight proposed sites are located in or around the Sioux Falls area. Having the 13 proposals on the table ...

A former guard at Montana Women’s Prison has been accused of raping a woman in custody and smuggling contraband into the prison for her. Andre Hunter pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two counts of ...

Staff and inmates have long complained the 111-year-old prison is outdated, but it plays a critical role in Minnesota’s prison ecosystem. Minnesota will shut down the state’s aging Stillwater ...

A reality television to prison pipeline? It's more common than you might think. From "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Jen Shah's involvement in a telemarketing scheme to the "Chrisley ...

Their attention has landed on two particular facilities — Rockview state prison in Centre County and Quehanna Boot Camp in Clearfield County, which emerged as candidates for closure because of ...