There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further ...

After more than a decade of reports of appalling medical neglect and brutality in its prisons, Arizona created an independent oversight body. Then it defunded it.

Weeks after Arizona lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to create an independent oversight office to monitor its deeply troubled prison system, the new office's future is in question after its funding ...

DOC updates Stillwater prison closing Commissioner Paul Schnell says inmate transfers to other facilities have already begun, while decisions on what programs remain at Stillwater are being made.

An anti-drug smuggling policy has slowed the delivery of time-sensitive court documents as prison staff read letters protected by attorney-client privilege.

Wasko says her department this week has sought further training in drug identification. And other information which can help foster a safer prison system is reaching the secretary, too.

New York lawmakers were planning to pass a package of 10 bills Thursday to reform New York's embattled state prison system, including a proposal to require jailhouses to provide all video of ...

New York state lawmakers are moving forward with a package of ten prison reforms: the Prison Reform Omnibus Bill.

California’s community-based prison programs are proven to cut recidivism by half. Learn why funding rehabilitation is key for public safety and reentry.

David Kelly, a current leader in the House of Delegates and pastor from Tyler County, will take over as commissioner of the state’s troubled jails and correctional system.

Convicted killer and recaptured prison escapee Grant Hardin, known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” has been transferred to the Varner SuperMax prison southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas, prison ...

After a nearly two-week-long search in the rugged mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities recaptured Hardin on Friday 1.5 miles northwest of the prison.