McAlester, Okla. (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says a thorough investigation has begun surrounding the death of a McAlester prisoner at an Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Justin Howard, ...

More than 900 undergraduate students from Eastern Connecticut State University received their diplomas during the university's 136th commencement ceremony at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. The 2026 ...

JAMES CITY — The James City County Board of Supervisors will take up several major initiatives on Tuesday, addressing potential residential and commercial growth on undeveloped land in the central ...

Students participate in research on Eastern hellbenders at the Thomas More University Biology Field Station. Kentucky has named the Eastern hellbender its official state amphibian. The legislation was ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — On April 21, 1930, Easter Monday, a fire tore through the Ohio State Penitentiary, killing 322 inmates and injuring about 130 others. Investigators later determined the blaze was ...

It’s been more than 15 years since Washington state executed a death row inmate. In 2014, then-Gov. Jay Inslee placed a moratorium on executions for the remainder of his term. This followed continuing ...

More than 150 vendors will set up around Eastern State Penitentiary on Saturday, May 2, for a large outdoor flea market in the Fairmount neighborhood. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free ...

Officials feared a gang riot last November at Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville after inmates discovered a guard was planting contraband tattoo needles in cells during searches, resulting in ...

The Washington State Department of Corrections manages 10 prisons across the state. These correctional facilities house inmates serving sentences after being convicted to murder, rape, theft, fraud ...

ANAMOSA, Iowa (KCRG) - All in-person visits are immediately and indefinitely suspended at the Anamosa State Penitentiary, the facility announced alongside the Iowa Department of Corrections Thursday.

Beverage Market strike enters third week in West Virginia as talks remain stalled A strike involving Teamsters Local 175 workers at Beverage Market has entered its third week, with no resolution in ...

ANAMOSA, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Corrections has suspended all in-person visitation at the Anamosa State Penitentiary because of ongoing safety and security concerns. According to a Thursday ...