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

Dr. Salvador Plasencia was the first to be sentenced of five defendants who pleaded guilty in connection with Perry's 2023 ...

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

A former University of Virginia student has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting three football players and ...

Gov. Hochul has ordered the closure of an upstate prison but opted not to close two more prisons, as had been previously approved in the state budget, managing to anger both correction officers union ...

TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE JUSTICE OCCURS IN THIS CASE. OTHER NEWS RIGHT NOW, FOUR INMATES WERE INJURED IN A PRISON RIOT THAT BROKE OUT IN FOLSOM. THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SAYS IT HAPPENED AT ...

Tennessee game wardens busted a serial poacher who’d chosen an odd place to target trophy bucks: the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Lauderdale County. Officials say the 53-year-old poacher, ...

A New York prisoner accused corrections officers of assault and sexual abuse. State prison officials investigated and deemed his claims unfounded despite footage of the encounter. By Jay Root Jan ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Todd ‘Fox’ Morgan was killed last week at Salinas Valley State Prison. Authorities said three inmates — all ...

Oregon State Penitentiary’s debate club were hungry for a big win at their annual college debate tournament this year. Four teams faced each other in the championship round on Oct. 13. Two teams were ...

Three convicted killers who are serving sentences at Salinas Valley State Prison in Central California are suspected of killing a fellow inmate during an attack Thursday morning. According to the ...

On February 2, 1980, New Mexico and the nation watched in horror as this prison turned from an organized correctional facility into *** slaughterhouse of sheer terror ...