to relieve overcrowding at the women’s prison in Pierre — is underway, so far without any of the controversy that has dogged ...

Thank you to Reese and Jody at the Central California Women’s Facility, and Vincent, Steve, Cowboy, Kelton, Arendt, Patrick, Robert, and everyone else we spoke to out on the yard at San Quentin for ...

The South Dakota State Penitentiary is operating without its head after Warden Teresa Bittinger was removed from her position ...

Access to feminine hygiene products for women behind bars can be difficult. Many states lack laws or written policies to ...

The surprising deaths of the women came amid a deadly summer in which by the end of August the state had exceeded last year’s record of 38 homicides. At least 20 prisoners and a kitchen worker were ...

That person was cleared by the investigation and not referred for disciplinary action, and instead was promoted to warden of another prison complex. This investigation was referred to several federal ...

Parking wardens across the country are being attacked by angry motorists with frightening regularity with some unfortunate inspectors being doused in urine, pelted with eggs or shot at with ...

The Alabama Department of Corrections has created an online form for inquiries and is hiring constituent contact employees ...

With a brief history in prison, Margie Gonzales quickly learned that a good attitude is needed to change her life. She now helps others learn that.

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is now eligible for home confinement, but the prison was unable to process his request due to his short sentence, the warden wrote Tuesday. Though Bannon has 10 ...

Criminal charges are pending after Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife game wardens seized a 3-foot alligator from a Northern Kentucky home, officials said. The reptile was taken from a home ...

Derrick Dearman fired his lawyers in April and gave up his appeals, volunteering to be executed by lethal injection.