Eric J. Erlemann, 54, of Lehigh County, was charged with sexual assault. A fellow inmate reported Erlemann sexually assaulted ...

A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to ...

The Trump administration is arguing in federal court that it was justified in sending the Venezuelans to El Salvador, while ...

The Mid-State prison is across the street from Marcy Correctional Facility, where body cameras recorded several corrections officers brutally beat an inmate, Robert L. Brooks, to death in December.

The investigation was triggered by a federal judge, who questioned the state’s recordkeeping. Inmates are suing the state, ...

The Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center is the first Missouri prison to welcome incarcerated people ...

A man who faced the death penalty pleaded guilty to murdering an elderly couple and stealing their money, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.

Inside a state prison building, witnesses watched Arizona execute Aaron Gunches without the troubles of the past.

Security was informed Tuesday of suspected contraband and conducted a search of the Disciplinary Segregation Unit at the Oregon state prison in Madras.

Learn how today's reopening of Madera Community Hospital is expected to ease the strain on access to care in the central San ...