In historian Robin Bernstein's new book "Freeman's Challenge," raising questions of the for-profit prison industry ...

Although Powers was the prison's second warden after Elam Lynds, it was really under his supervision that the Auburn System developed its distinct disciplinary style. While Powers could be less severe ...

This pamphlet recounts the 4th of July ceremony at Auburn Prison in 1879, where former Governor Horatio Seymour gave a speech as an honored guest. Both the description of the event and the ...

An Auburn police officer was sentenced Thursday to more than 16 years in prison for the 2019 death of a homeless man. Officer Jeffrey Nelson was trying to arrest Jesse Sarey for disorderly conduct ...

AUBURN, Wash. — An Auburn police officer was ... at the top end of the standard range for each count: 18 years in prison for the murder charge and 10 years for the assault, and run them ...

The award recognizes the museum for "Rooted in Reform," a 2023 exhibit that addresses the Miller/Seward family's role in Auburn Prison and lasting ties to its system of unfree labor, the ...

A former Seattle-area cop found guilty of murder was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison on Thursday ... Nelson, formerly employed by the Auburn Police Department, was the first officer ...