He had a killer final meal. A South Carolina inmate who died by lethal injection Friday chowed down on a hearty multi-course meal before the Palmetto State carried out its first execution in 13 years.

California prison officials are investigating the killing of a Livermore man serving time in Kern Valley State Prison. Guards ...

Jurors heard a one-minute extract from a phone call between Jason Jones and his mother in which he seems to justify his actions.

South Dakota Department of Corrections officials say correctional officers confiscated numerous items of contraband since ...

On Wednesday, the California Department of Water Resources held a levee breaching ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Lookout Slough Tidal Habitat Restoration and Flood Improvement Project in ...

A pair of state lawmakers aren’t done criticizing New York state over its handling of convicted murder Edward Kindt. On Friday, state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, and retiring Assemblyman Joe ...

In 2023, the Department of Corrections pledged last year to reduce the use of solitary confinement by 90% over the next five years. Also last year, the Washington State Legislature directed the Office ...

On Friday afternoon, South Carolina executed its first inmate in over a decade, Freddie Owens, for the murder of Greenville gas station clerk Irene Graves. According to the South Carolina Department ...

"We diligently continue our efforts to fill ACO vacancies. This graduating class (BCRC 24-04) reflects those efforts." ...

The committee also approved a funding request, giving Arkansas State Police the $1.2 million Colonel Mike Hagar requested to ...

A Rugby man was sentenced to serve three years with the Department and Corrections and Rehabilitation after entering a change of plea for multiple felonies, including criminal conspiracy. Mark James ...

South Carolina is set to execute its first inmate in 13 years after an unintended pause because the state could not obtain ...