He then launched his career in Corrections. He started as a correctional officer at the Anamosa Reformatory. He managed the work release program, chaired state boards, led the team as well as ...

Among the stops on a tour Wednesday of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls was a group shower, a location which the state Department of Corrections ...

Governor Larry Rhoden calls it “gothic” and studies have shown it’s outdated and unsafe. Photos show a view of the current ...

Visitation isn’t just about seeing someone face-to-face. It’s about being reminded of who you are beyond the confines of ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown.

Justice Lassiter died by suicide in March 2023. His family is suing the state, corrections commissioner and Northern State Prison head.

Jose Bueno was also convicted of assault by a life prisoner. He had previously been convicted of four strikes, including for murder. Jose Bueno faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, without the ...

In South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana, about a quarter or more of the state prison population is Indigenous, even though Native people make up less than a tenth of each state’s population.

Standing before dozens of Lancaster County’s emerging professional leaders Friday, Kim Martinez shared parts of her life that ...

In 1885, the Missouri General Assembly, after a recommendation from Gov. Thomas J. Crittenden, decided to build a second penitentiary to relieve overcrowding at the Jefferson City penitentiary ...

The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...

The U.S. cannot deport American citizens and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said from Costa Rica that "we have a Constitution ...