LOS ANGELES — An inmate was stabbed to death last week in Men’s Central Jail, an incident that authorities suspect may represent more fallout from the killing of Michael Torres, a Mexican Mafia member ...

The law, known as the Scanlan Bill, will allow correctional deputies to carry firearms on duty and provide their families ...

Reginald Steed, who was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Correctional Officer Dustin Pedigo, died at ...

A federal judge ruled that extreme heat in Texas prisons without air conditioning amounts to cruel and unusual punishment and ...

Ker’Sean Ramey was pronounced dead at the Huntsville prison one week after co-defendant LeJames Norman was executed ...

Prosecutors said Ashley Brown accepted Cash App payments to smuggle methamphetamine, K2, marijuana and cellphones into FCI ...

Union leaders say staffing shortages have left facilities operating with fewer officers as the state works to expand its high ...

One officer suffered two lacerations from a broken state-issued razor blade, including a 6-inch cut to his side, while four ...

Part 1 of a series comparing movie prisons to real ones — this entry looks at security failures, staff misconduct and toxic ...

The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office says the forms authorized the jail to hold inmates for up to 48 hours beyond their ...

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County grand jury indictment unsealed Monday revealed 30 Probation Department employees, ranging from detention service officers to at least one supervisor, have been ...