Charges against 24 state prison inmates from a May riot inside penitentiary walls resulted in 10 convictions and three ...

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) says its Stillwater prison will be undergoing a phased closure as part of the state’s economic plan, as well as decrease the amount of current health and ...

Multiple factors contribute to the drop in the recidivism rate, including education programs, job placement assistance, ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Handmade weapons, unauthorized electronics equipment and other items that could be fashioned or used as weapons are what the South Dakota Department of Corrections said they ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Department of Corrections (DOC) staff identified another attempt at introducing contraband Thursday at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.

In a startling shake-up, Department of Corrections Commissioner Helen Hanks resigned from her job without comment Monday. Gov. Kelly Ayotte also put the assistant corrections commissioner on immediate ...

Lawmakers intend to pursue new legislation next year targeted at New York's prisons and the people who live and work within ...

Thanks to a chronic workforce shortage and growing demands within the state prison system, seven correction officers and their superiors received more take-home pay than the state’s highest-paid ...

South Dakota Department of Corrections are relying on minimum-custody offenders to help with storm cleanup in Custer State ...

An investigation is underway after an inmate died at a prison in south Arkansas on Sunday, according to the Arkansas ...

OKLAHOMA (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) invited KFOR on an exclusive tour into one of their correctional facilities. This comes after Rep. J.J. Humphrey, R-Lane, filed a bill ...