When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...

While the number of overtime hours has dropped in the past two fiscal years, Dixon showed in his slide presentation, the ...

Lawmakers presented legislation that would allow the state to borrow an additional $500 million to build two prisons, ...

"The staffing issue in the Department of Corrections is the number one issue in the state of New York of any agency we have," said NYS Sen. Robert Rolison (R-39th District), while questioning NYDOCCS ...

New York state prisons are being told to act as if 70 percent staffing is now 100 percent staffing, detailed in a memo ...

TULSA, Okla. — Former inmates have served their time but said they're still imprisoned by court fees and fines. Legal Aid ...

The Collins Correctional Facility remains on lockdown as of Wednesday evening after an incident earlier in the day.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 50 doctors and 100 nurses to cater for the medical needs of inmates in correctional centres across the country.Minister of Interior, Dr ...

Without sustained, persistent and bold organizing and resistance, the Trump administration will succeed in its attempt to ...

Despite requests from federal officials, Dauphin County Prison will not sign an agreement to hold people for the U.S.

Once a political ally who helped launch Rod Blagojevich's career, Richard Mell became estranged from his son-in-law early in Blagojevich’s first term as governor.

A PAEDOPHILE who snatched a three-year-old girl from a caravan before abusing and drowning her could be freed from jail in ...