Western Australia's Department of Justice relocates nine prisoners who allegedly plot to riot and take hostages at an ...

A Yankton man serving a prison sentence for manslaughter has been indicted on charges connected to a recent prison riot, the ...

California has lifted lockdowns at nine prisons, but twelve remain restricted due to violence. The measures, criticized as harsh, have led to a hunger strike by inmates.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced charges for 26 people Tuesday morning related to incidents at the state ...

The corrections department “significantly limited” the daily activities and movement of roughly 34,000 incarcerated people on ...

In response to a recent surge in violence at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities, prison authorities conducted contraband enforcement sweeps at more than 20 ...

The Tennessee Department of Correction will be reducing the number of inmates at privately-run Trousdale Turner in the wake of a prison riot that injured a staffer and inmates, according to state ...

The riot took place a day before Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law forcing the state’s private-prison operator to lower inmate populations in facilities with high death rates.

Among the top issues Gov. Kathy Hochul discussed during a recent Editorial Board meeting were New York’s recent prison strike and the fatal beatings of two prisoners, Robert Brooks, 43, in Marcy ...

A violent riot at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility has prompted families and officials to call for state takeover of the CoreCivic-run prison.

In 2023, the prison saw a 188% turnover rate, the highest in the state. In one recent lawsuit, a prisoner alleged he was raped by gang members in the prison who were extorting his loved ones for ...

An overnight riot at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center drew a mass multi-agency police presence, according to officials. The Trousdale County Sheriff's Department in a statement said the ...