The Department of Corrections justified its $553 million request to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety ...

Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters is out as the head of the beleaguered agency and her track record was mixed.

More than 1,000 California inmates have been fighting the wildfires, a controversial practice that dates back to 1915 and results from a complex intersection of public safety, labor economics, and ...

Two independent contractors who worked on Arizona executions in 2022 received $60,000 in cash each, said retired U.S. Magistrate Judge David Duncan.

Hochul's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal includes $8 million to bolster security at the northern border and "power-ready" ...

The Montana State Prison Warden, Jim Salmonsen, has been placed on leave, according to the Department of Corrections.The ...

From unemployment to call centers, the governor provided her rationale for rejecting over a dozen bills passed by Democrats ...

For the third session in a row, Montana lawmakers are considering a bill intended to allow the state to again administer the ...

President Donald Trump's wide-ranging executive orders on his first day in office included one that will make sure Oklahoma has the drugs needed to carry out executions.

Officials say transferring the prisoners is a necessary step to manage prison populations and make needed upgrades and ...

The Rifle Correctional Center is at risk of closing as state officials consider cost-cutting measures to address a budget ...

The case centered around a correction officer suspected of having illegal fireworks shipped to the jail under inmates' names.