A federal judge has ruled Alabama's use of nitrogen gas to carry out executions does not violate the U.S. Constitution. U.S.

An inmate at William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility was found dead in the prison’s infirmary Wednesday night. Larry ...

Investigations resulted in multiple people facing charges related to prison contraband and drug possession.

Two former corrections officers and a former inmate have been charged with participating in an alleged drug trafficking scheme that brought contraband into State Correctional Institution Fayette in ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - After more than four years at the helm of the Alabama Department of Corrections, Commissioner John Hamm is officially retiring, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Tuesday. Hamm, who ...

The State Wildland Inmate Fire Team (SWIFT) is a group of trained prison inmates who assist in wildfire mitigation, suppression, and fuel reduction all across Colorado. SALIDA, Colo. (KOAA) — Wildfire ...

The Alabama Department of Corrections has terminated a $1 billion health care deal with a troubled Tennessee company for what the department called a "failure to adequately fulfill its contractual ...

Inmates at Massachusetts prisons are tops when it comes to logging on and learning a vocational skill, building a resume and other skills essential for their reentry to society, according to recent ...

HARTFORD, CT. (WFSB) - The Department of Corrections is investigating the death of an inmate at Hartford Correctional Center. Officials say that at around 10:25 a.m. Thursday morning, after having ...

A state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employee is facing state felony charges after she allegedly took an inmate’s credit card and identity to steal more than $8,000 in charges and cash ...