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After losing 12 officers to retirement in the past year, the Cayuga County sheriff is urging county leaders to prioritize retention and recruitment
Health officials investigated after an inmate at San Quentin tested positive for hantavirus antibodies, but PCR testing found no evidence of the virus
The former COs are accused of accepting money from inmates, with one case involving nearly $19,000 in payments
Prosecutors said the assistant superintendent at the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office admitted to having maintenance staff perform repairs at his home while they were on duty
Officials allege the supervisor exploited her position to obtain money, gifts and personal services from subordinate officers while defrauding taxpayers through false time records
Correction officers arrested and publicly identified the attorney as a contraband smuggler, but subsequent testing found no drugs and prosecutors dropped the case
Correctional staff cited safety concerns, low morale and communication failures as they urged county leaders to replace the Metropolitan Detention Center warden
State prison officials will recruit trained law enforcement volunteers as Idaho becomes the nation’s only state with firing squad as its primary execution method
The officers allegedly brought detainees to surveillance-free areas before carrying out assaults and coordinating cover stories at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, the U.S. Attorneys’ Office said
Ruling halts Jeffrey Lee’s scheduled execution and could set up a U.S. Supreme Court review of nitrogen hypoxia
More than a year after they escaped through a hole from a ripped-out toilet, four of the 10 inmates were transferred back to the facility due to bed shortages and transportation needs
The group attack lasted more than six minutes inside a cell at Allegheny County Jail before the victim died, police said
State corrections officials say Ashley Hoath died after being transported from the facility's medical unit to a hospital
The ruling directs a lower court to evaluate whether a firing squad was feasible ahead of Jeffery Lee's scheduled execution
Michael Miles, jailed on drug and firearm charges, and Lishawn Knott, accused of assault and rioting, were arrested in Asheville
Thirty inmates at Lewis Prison claim officers used pepper balls, chemical spray and painful restraints unnecessarily during a June 2025 confrontation
Former assistant director Joe Bugher alleges retaliation after raising concerns about prison medical care and agency spending
Women housed at Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln will be transferred to a newly constructed correctional facility in Crest Hill
The corrections officers union and MDOC disagree over whether a proposal to raise current employees' wages was ever formally offered
The inmate punched two corrections officers in the face after staff discovered altered contraband in his cell at Cheshire Correctional Institution