Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argues Louisiana is using the inmate as a test for the nitrogen method that has only been ...

Inmate firefighters housed in California’s ... Bryan (D-Los Angeles), the vice chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, said during a news conference Tuesday morning. “We have thanked them ...

A bill that would permit people incarcerated for crimes committed decades ago to petition for a sentence reduction appears to ...

The family of a former Wisconsin inmate is suing after they say he was killed by his cellmate just hours after being placed ...

Yes, all prisoners are targeted, and the harshness of their treatment varies only in degree, with the most severe treatment ...

The jail has been closed since June due to black mold, costing the county over $1 million in unbudgeted funds to house ...

“Let’s say there’s a riot, Hispanics versus Black inmates in the dorm,” Munguia explained to internal investigators. “Of course we would — we would go to him and ask him to make su ...

Death row inmate Brad Sigmon was executed by firing squad. This is the first firing squad execution in the U.S. since 2010 ...

The inmate, Brad Sigmon ... authority to kill another man,” he said in the statement. Mr. Sigmon wore a black jumpsuit and his mouth was covered. He could slightly move his head, witnesses ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The state of Tennessee has filed orders to reset execution dates for death row inmates Byron Black, ...

The New York State Department of Corrections said the 22-year-old prisoner was housed at Mid-State Correctional Facility and ...