On his first day in California’s Pelican Bay State Prison in 1997, Christopher McFarland noticed a bald, middle-aged inmate with a swastika carved into his forehead. It was Charles Manson ...

An elderly man who eluded suspicion for four decades after he viciously stabbed a teen girl in Sunnyvale will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after ... police say Bay Area man accused ...

A correctional officer at Montana State Prison died Friday shortly after reporting for his shift, the Montana Department of Corrections has confirmed. The department on Monday said Officer ...

In the spirit of seeing is believing, a leading Bay State lawmaker is offering an open invitation to the president to stop by Massachusetts and personally witness the apparently positive impact of ...

A program at Folsom State Prison is helping inmates grow from the inside out with classes, community service and a focus on character. White House dismisses scores of National Security Council ...

BAYPORT, Minn. — State leaders have agreed to a “phased closure” of the Stillwater state prison which will be completed in 2029, citing safety and costly maintenance concerns at the historic ...

In the spirit of seeing is believing, a leading Bay State lawmaker is offering an open invitation to the president to stop by Massachusetts and personally witness the apparently positive impact of ...

A court on Monday in Oklahoma sentenced the serial bank robber to a 32-year term in state prison that will run concurrently with his federal sentence of 17½ years. After Babudar serves the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Hundreds of fired New York State prison guards are working to be reinstated. About 600 former guards have been granted grievance hearings, the state’s Department of Corrections ...

A group of state treasurers are warning that the plan offered by Republicans in Congress to cover the cost of renewing President Donald Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans will have ...

Gavin Newsom has called for closing another prison as part of his newly revised budget proposal. If that happened, it would be the fifth state prison that was closed during the Newsom administration.