Potentially volatile cellmates are a fact of life in California prisons. That may change as the state's incarcerated population declines, freeing up space for single-person quarters.

Two correctional officers at California State Prison, Folsom, were hospitalized after being attacked by an inmate over the ...

Two correctional officers at California State Prison, Sacramento are hospitalized and an attempted murder investigation has ...

Officials say two California prison officers have been hospitalized after an alleged attack by an incarcerated man ...

For pregnant women who are spending time in prison, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice maintains specialty programs and ...

There is a dangerous culture of acceptance that must be broken over the “endemic levels” of drugs in prisons that endanger lives, a committee of MPs has warned.

An inmate at High Desert State Prison was fatally stabbed, marking the Nevada prison system's highest death rate in four ...

New allegations are detailed in a lawsuit claiming a Houston man was beaten to death by guards in a private Louisiana jail.

On Oct. 27, the Nevada Department of Corrections reported that a man was stabbed to death at High Desert State Prison.

On October 21, the Sheriff’s Office was notified that 44-year-old Billy Joe Hercules, who had been transported to a local hospital on October 19, had died, according to a statement from Sheriff Daryl ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - An inmate whose death remains under investigation has been identified as a 44-year-old Independence ...