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REPRESENTATIVE Edwin Propst said the men and women of the Department of Corrections deserve higher pay.

Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of May 12, 2023.

DEPARTMENT of Corrections Commissioner Anthony Torres held a press conference on Wednesday morning regarding an inmate, Gerald Sablan, who used a smuggled cell phone to post photos on social media

The Northern Territory budget sees a significant boost for roads and the prison system as the budget bottom line slips into a deficit.

USING a smuggled cellphone, Gerald Sablan, an inmate, has posted photos on social media showing him smoking methamphetamine in his prison cell.

Lawmakers questioned Department of Corrections officials on Friday about health care in Vermont’s prisons. Many people are raising concerns about the system after the death of seven inmates at the facility in Springfield.

A former Iowa Board of Parole member said several problems exist within the state agency, which oversees early releases.

A prison is sitting empty in Lara while Aboriginal groups say they are fighting for scraps.
 
 The Western Plains Correctional Centre was...

Parata Taite, 26, and Manutaki Kameta, 29, have been jailed for their roles in the riot.

The inspector general made several recommendations in a report, including the department providing more training on how to deal with mentally ill inmates.