Casey Smith, 30, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly assisting two of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16, police said.

New York's prison system faces potential reform after a fatal incident and historic strike, sparking debates on progressive ...

"We are deeply disappointed in the overall management of the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office - from Susan Hutson to the maintenance staff," the Robinson family said.

Another arrestee, Connie Weeden, is accused of sending cash via a cell phone app to escapee Jermaine Donald. Weeden, 59, was ...

A retired FBI expert says the New Orleans jail escape exposes critical staffing shortage and other issues after 10 inmates escaped on Friday, May 16.

Charges were filed against a Pennsylvania mother after she was advised her 11-year-old should be flown to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and refused, according to police.

The state Department of Correction is lowering the minimum age requirement to become an officer from 21 to 19 in hopes of ...

Louisiana attempted to raise the temperature at which inmates receive special heat precautions from 88 degrees to 91 degrees, ...

As the search for five remaining escapees continues, Orleans Parish DA Jason Williams says there were delays in evidence ...

The Tangipahoa Sheriff's office has placed four staff on leave after a man escaped from the jail on Thursday afternoon - the ...

An inmate at the Oneida County Jail was recently arrested for possessing contraband in prison after corrections staff ...

More than a decade before the recent New Orleans jailbreak, the city's lawless lockup went viral in a series of videos showing inmates chugging Budweiser, snorting drugs, gambling with handfuls of ...