OLYMPIA, Wash. — A confrontation between an inmate and corrections officers at a Washington state women's prison prompted policy changes after investigators found officers violated protocol during the ...

Prison staff members at two Minnesota correctional facilities were attacked by inmates on back-to-back days, department officials say. On Tuesday, an inmate hit a prison staffer at the St. Cloud ...

Multiple inmates were injured, with one severely, following a large-scale altercation at Arizona State Prison Complex–Eyman. The incident, described as a "full-blown riot" by a correctional officers' ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Corrections says 12 inmates are now facing charges in connection with a deadly riot at Washington State Prison. According to the Washington County ...

In February 1980, a prison riot at the Penitentiary of New Mexico, south of Santa Fe, left 33 inmates dead and more than 200 injured. No correctional staff were killed, but officers were assaulted and ...

A convicted killer who transitioned from male to female while in prison was awarded a large settlement with the Oregon Department of Corrections after a lawsuit claiming abuse by staff while housed in ...

In his three decades on the job, Daniel Martuscello has seen it all — but he really didn’t like what he saw last year. “It’s certainly been the toughest year in my career of 29 years with the agency, ...

Reputed Four Corner Hustlers boss Labar “Bro Man” Spann spent years as a powerful figure in the upper echelon of Chicago’s underworld, a kingpin who used fear, violence and murder to control West Side ...

An inmate was murdered inside the York County Prison last week, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Officials launched an investigation after 19-year-old inmate Jacob Brady was killed inside ...

Tory Lanez has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections stemming from a May 2025 incident where the rapper was stabbed in prison. Lanez — born Daystar Peterson and ...

This story was originally produced by the Concord Monitor. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill recounted the stories ...

Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and retired lobbyist Michael McClain were released from federal prison Wednesday, but their freedom comes with a future that remains uncertain. A day after an appeals ...