In response to recent high levels of violence and a need to improve public safety inside institutions, the California ...

In a bid to enhance public safety and curb rising violence, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR ...

A condemned inmate was stabbed to death at North Kern State Prison on Friday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Kern County coroner's office. Julian ...

Some state and local leaders are pushing for Tennessee to take control of the Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility, currently managed by the private company, CoreCivic, following a riot where ...

At least two guards were held hostage at Tennessee’s largest prison when inmates rioted late Sunday, authorities said. The hostages were released after the riot was contained at around 1 a.m. on ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Inmates at a Tennessee prison sought to destroy property, compromised security cameras and set a few fires during a riot that took several hours to contain and caused ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Inmates at a Tennessee prison sought to destroy property, compromised security cameras and set a few fires during a riot that took several hours to contain and caused ...

Tennessee prison riot contained with help from extra law enforcement, sheriff says 02:49. A riot in a prison northeast of Nashville was contained overnight, officials say, and all prisoners ...