Residents of Ohio could soon see a new alert system that would provide notification to people when an inmate escapes from a prison.Ohio House Bill 23 passed the House unanimously and is awaiting a ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Former federal prison warden Percy Pitzer has published "A Warden's Path," drawing from his career in corrections to advocate for prison reform and better community reintegration of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Franklin County program that helps women arrested for solicitation and other crimes is marking a ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s 7.5-year federal prison sentence starts Oct. 13 for his role in a bribery scheme involving Commonwealth Edison, Illinois’ largest utility.

State prison officials are placing all the blame for the Christmas Day killing of Corrections Officer Andrew Lansing on one man: inmate Rashawn Cannon. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and ...

Riicarra Janelle Dior is a transgender woman currently serving time at the Grafton Correctional Facility — a men’s prison in Lorain County. Warning: There is discussion of sexual assault and anatomy ...