South Dakota’s $825 million prison project in rural Lincoln County faces legislative and legal hurdles as the proposed site and price tag come under fire.

A Lubbock judge slightly reduced the bond of a former State Supported Living Center employee accused of breaking the jaw of a resident who later died.

Two menwere sentenced on Tuesday to six to 15 years for attempted murder and an additional two to six years for battery on a ...

An Omaha man serving a sentence for felony shoplifting died Monday after being found unresponsive in his cell at the Douglas County Corrections Center.

"A prison, like a jail, is a necessary government function, and it must be located somewhere," a state circuit judge ruled.

"There's so many other steps that have to come after this for some action to really ... make us believe that it's true," a former prisoner said.

Ivery Dorsey stepped out of Pam Lychner State Jail in Humble, Texas, as a free man on Feb. 5 — the third person to be ...

A federal money "fire drill" thanks to a president's order; ICE detainees won't be held in Lancaster County; free handicap ...

Kachallah Bammi Yarma, a notorious bandits kingpin once jailed in Niger Republic, has resurfaced in Katsina State, northwest Nigeria, nearly nine years after his conviction. His return has sparked ...

At least three prison guards were seriously injured in the incident and the head of the prison's administration was taken to hospital in serious condition, a second source said.

The harboring of illegal aliens could come with harsh penalties, and at least one blue state governor may be getting the message. Border Czar Tom Homan responded to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s ...

Green is critical of the current commissioners' approach to financing the new jail and calls for state funding assistance. He emphasizes the need to address the impact of the new jail on the ...