TRENTON — A former corrections officer is being charged with allegedly assaulting an inmate and falsely accusing him of having a weapon to cover up the attack. Daniel Petoia, 34, of Manahawkin was a ...

The New York State Police are investigating a pair of separate incidents that led to the deaths of two inmates.

A private prison company must pay $7.4 million to Mississippi for failing to maintain enough staff to ensure the safety of ...

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The Executive Council tabled a $36 million contract to design a new prison for men in Concord Wednesday after one councilor noted the same vendor had been paid to convert a private prison in Oklahoma ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In an open letter sent earlier this month, inmates of Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Pittsfield Township call on Gov.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana will no longer send inmates to a private prison in Arizona, opting instead to consolidate ...

Former Ohio State Buckeyes defensive back Marcus Williamson is potentially staring down decades behind bars after he pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to bank robberies. Williamson allegedly ...

STATEWIDE –Governor Mike Braun says he wants to understand why fires keep happening at the Indiana State Prison. The prison has had electrical problems for years, including fires that killed Josh ...

DUBLIN, Ohio — Former Ohio State football player Kirk Barton was sentenced to at least five years in prison after he changed his plea for charges related to a crash last year that killed 24-year-old ...

He could spend a long time behind bars. A former Ohio State football star faces a complex situation after pleading guilty to robbing multiple banks. Current and former college football players have ...

COLUMBIA — Former conservative South Carolina state Rep. RJ May has been relocated to a federal prison in Pennsylvania to serve a 17.5 year sentence following his guilty plea tied to distributing ...