Correctional Officer Jose Sandoval inspects one of the more than 2,000 cell phones confiscated from inmates at Calfornia State Prison in Vacaville, California.Rich Pedroncelli / AP Drugs and weapons ...

A drawing of the planned men's prison in rural Lincoln County. (Courtesy of Department of Corrections) The South Dakota Legislature has set aside $569 million for the creation of a new men’s prison in ...

The widespread availability of drugs in British prisons has long been among the more baffling conundrums of national life. How come institutions specifically built and managed to be secure have a drug ...

Eleven inmate deaths in less than two months. More than 4,000 staff vacancies. A $3 billion repair backlog. And now, a stunning directive from President Donald Trump for the crisis-plagued federal ...

The state prison on South Wilmot Road is being converted into a health facility for inmates throughout the state in an effort to reduce costs for the Department of Corrections, authorities said. The ...

Pretty much everybody from Barack Obama to Carly Fiorina seems to agree that far too many Americans are stuck behind bars. And pretty much everybody seems to have the same explanation for how this ...

MADISON, Wis. - State lawmakers heard from family members of the incarcerated, former employees and consultants on problems within the Wisconsin Department of Corrections on Tuesday, June 9. It comes ...

Hawaii has struggled for many years to confront the reality of a deteriorating corrections system that barely manages the prison population it has. It’s a vexing situation, mandates coming from all ...

This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. It was made possible by donors like you. Wisconsin lawmakers have offered few remedies for ...

Responding to staffing shortages that imperiled guards and staff, Wisconsin lawmakers in 2023 significantly increased pay for corrections officers — hoping to retain and attract more workers to the ...