WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear the appeal of a former Louisiana prison inmate whose dreadlocks were cut off by prison guards in violation of his religious beliefs.

The Brief An inmate at Georgia's Hancock State Prison has died after officials say he was stabbed multiple times with a homemade weapon in the prison yard. Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews ...

R Kelly’s plea for temporary release from Butner NC prison is denied amid claims of safety threats and medical mistreatment. Learn about the legal case.

Two days after attorneys for R. Kelly filed an Emergency Motion for Temporary Furlough from Butner prison in NC, a judge denied the request ...

Many of the prison officers already face criminal charges after the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision launched an investigation into Nantwi’s death on March 2, 2025.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 20-year-old Connecticut man was sentenced to 16 years in prison Friday for causing a car crash that killed a Hartford police officer and seriously wounded ...

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When a prison inmate is set to be released, according to CDCR guidelines, their file is reviewed for any warrants or immigration detainers.

The guard, 44-year-old Lindsey Adams of Farmington, was charged last September with third-degree possession of methamphetamine and introducing contraband into a state correctional facility.

Marcy, N.Y. — State prison officials have replaced the superintendent at a Central New York prison where guards fatally beat an inmate earlier this year. Thomas Delmar started May 12 as the new ...

Explore hazardous drinking water at Mule Creek State Prison, environmental injustice and reporting by an incarcerated journalist in California.