Though move-out dates at Logan Correctional Center haven’t been formally announced by Gov. JB Pritzker or the Illinois ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Within days of her arrival at a Texas prison camp in early August, Ghislaine Maxwell gushed in emails to her friends and family over the cleanliness and safety of her new surroundings. “The ...

An employee at the Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Department of Corrections and its director, claiming she was demoted from her ...

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The last of four defendants in an Elizabeth City prison escape attempt eight years ago was sentenced to four life sentences plus a minimum of 93 years in prison Monday morning.

Illinois Department of Corrections employees were allowed to work overtime on the same days they were on paid leave, raising concerns by the state’s chief auditor that prison employees were abusing ...