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A man arrested on theft and burglary charges was mistakenly released from the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections. Three days later, officials are still working to locate him. 

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation released its latest recidivism report this month, finding that fewer individuals released in the 2018/19 fiscal year reoffended over a three-year period after

An inmate at Macon State Prison died during a fight with his roommate.

Conditions are improving at a state prison where staff locked inmates in two-by-two-foot shower stalls for days in mid-August, but more is needed.

James Shelton thought he’d be placed in a solitary cell when he was sent to the restricted housing unit at the Great Plains Correctional Center in Hinton.

James Shelton thought he’d be placed in a solitary cell when he was sent to the restricted housing unit at the Great Plains Correctional Center in Hinton.

According to two correctional officers, inmates at the prison in Hinton were held in showers and forced to defecate and urinate in cups and trash bags.

A McAlester man was charged after he said had the right to expose himself because “he was God” and a Midwest City woman was arrested for using a minor to

More needs to be done to ensure all women receive pregnancy tests when entering prison and help mothers coping with addiction, according to a new report.

There are four candidates vying for the open District 72 seat in the state House, which encompasses parts of Jackson, Ridgeland and Clinton.