The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and New York Focus report on New York prisons using "defecation rooms" without running water, raising concerns about inmate mistreatment.

When summer heat feels stifling, most people can cool off with a glass of ice-cold water, turning up the AC or opening a ...

New York State officials have yet to say what caused a fire that killed Marcos Alcaraz at Eastern Correctional Facility in ...

The Free Press has documented six fatal inmate falls from upper galleries at two Jackson-area prisons in a series of articles ...

The grant awarded to the Elmira Corning Regional Airport will fund construction of 3,250 feet of runway and rehabilitation of 8,000 feet of existing paved runway 6/24 to maintain structural integrity ...

Newton Correctional Facility has resumed normal operations after fumes from a chemical adhesive used during roofing construction prompted an emergency response Wednesday. The Iowa Department of ...

Editors note: All three of the youth who escaped from the Tillamook Youth Correctional Facility were taken back into custody on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. Identifying information has been removed.

Officials are investigating a "potential chemical exposure" at an Iowa prison. The incident happened at the Newton Correctional Facility on Wednesday, Sept. 2. At least nine people were injured, but ...

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — Last week, the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced the the Ohio County Correctional Center would consolidate to facilities operating below capacity.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Correction officers during an unsanctioned labor strike at Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County in February 2025. A ...

UPDATE: The Memphis Fire Department said the fire started after an electrical box exploded. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An overnight fire occurred late Saturday at the Mark H. Luttrell Correctional Center on ...

IONIA, Mich. — Homicide is suspected at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility after a 36-year-old man was pronounced dead. Kevin Kelly of Wayne County was found unresponsive in his two-person cell on ...