BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez was transferred from Wasco State Prison to a facility in Soledad to continue serving his sentence for shooting at a man accused of ...

A man incarcerated at a California state prison was indicted on federal charges after prosecutors say he sexually exploited a teenage girl, who he’s accused of previously abusing, while ...

HELENA — For much of the Montana Legislature’s 2025 session, lawmakers have debated the need for more prison capacity in the state. They’re looking at more than $400 million in spending this ...

WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT). — A Johnson State Prison correctional officer was arrested and fired this month after being accused of enabling an inmate assault, according to warrants and a ...

Tennessee’s legislature put the state’s private-prison operator on notice to keep death rates down or face a reduction in inmates, a move that could cut its state payments. House members voted 93-0 ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. There’s a poster on the wall in my prison unit, at the Washington State Penitentiary, that says a lot about the ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Despite failing to convince Arkansas lawmakers to approve $750 million in funding to build a 3,000-bed prison in Franklin County, the state is not backing down from the ...