In September, the Nevada Department of Corrections announced a change in custody levels between Ely State Prison and High Desert State Prison, which is near Las Vegas. High Desert State Prison is ...

Zachary Buckner, the first doctoral candidate in the Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, is examining how prison environments ... and the assigned custody level," Buckner said.

Attorney General Aaron Ford announced 20 people are facing charges, including first-degree murder, after three inmates were killed in the prison fight.

"The change will ensure the highest-risk offenders be housed where staffing levels ... prison employees who were accused of exploiting their authority and sexually abusing inmates in their custody.

A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate the death of a Harlem man during an apparent altercation with correction officers in an upstate prison ... in their custody,” said Anisah ...

Ryan Quigley, 45, was denied pre-release from custody at recent Parole Board of Canada hearing due to his threat he poses to ...