An inmate attempting to escape from the maximum security Varner Unit prison was shot Thursday morning and was being treated for injuries, Department of Corrections officials said. The name of the ...

A 21-year-old inmate at the Cummins Unit prison died Thursday and another inmate has been identified as a suspect in the death, Arkansas State Police said. Prison staff found 21-year-old Joseph ...

TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas (KETK) – Five staff members from the George Beto Unit state prison near Tennessee Colony have been ...

The warden at the North Central Unit prison in Calico Rock violated written directives from the Arkansas Department of Corrections before a high-profile escape from the facility, Arkansas State Police ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and a firsthand account from a reporter who witnessed an execution here.

An inmate was killed in the Cummins Unit in Gould, Arkansas, on Thursday morning, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections.Prison staff found Joseph Fairchild, 21, dead during a security ...

Ricky Wassenaar pleads not guilty to three Tucson prison murders despite confessing to media he killed sex offenders ...

Lamar Simpson, an inmate at the Sanders Estes Unit prison in Venus, holds his sleeping two-year-old son, Jamari during a Chirstmas with dads event Dec. 19, 2025. Azul Sordo / Staff Photographer The ...

A 23-year-old inmate was found dead inside a Maryland state prison, prompting a homicide investigation at the Jessup Correctional Institution. Inmate Deon Smith was found unresponsive inside Building ...

The Prison Anti-Corruption Unit last week targeted illegal operations at HMP Moorland in Doncaster. The intensive and highly visible joint operation, which supports the work carried out by the unit ...

It was "probable" a nurse inserted an airway incorrectly, meaning Josh Tarrant didn't get oxygen for more than 16 minutes, an ...