1924: Stateville prison in Joliet was dedicated. More than 2,000 people traveled to see what was then known as the world’s ...

In March 2024, Gov. JB Pritzker announced the closure and rebuild of both Stateville and Logan correctional centers, ...

A December 2024 order prompted by class actions required the US Bureau of Prisons to provide proper safeguards to prevent ...

Jailed in Singapore and the US, Amos Yee's past decade has been embroiled in controversy. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A man is facing 60 additional years behind bars after getting a 30-year sentence for a hit-and-run crash, killing two college ...

CHICAGO -- Federal authorities have accused three Illinois correctional officers of providing drugs to inmates at the Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, and one of the officers is charged with ...

GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. — The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) released new information into the death of Virginia Corrections Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall at River North Correctional Center in ...

An inmate at Greensville Correctional Center has died following an apparent attack by his cellmate. The incident occurred early on November 11 and was discovered by a corrections officer. Virginia ...

The Lynchburg City Council's work session and meeting were canceled Tuesday night following a contentious debate among council members. Bedford County man pleads guilty to child sex crimes charges A ...

GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A corrections officer has died following a reported “violent attack” by an inmate at River North Correctional Center in Grayson County. The “violent attack” by an inmate ...

BREAKING NEWS AT FOUR A PRISON CORRECTIONS OFFICER IS DEAD. ANOTHER IS IN A HOSPITAL AFTER AN INMATE ATTACKED THEM. IT HAPPENED AT RIVER NORTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN INDEPENDENCE. NOW INDEPENDENCE ...

GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has released the name of a corrections officer killed in a prison attack Monday morning. Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall, 40, died ...