In October 2021, the Legislature approved a $1.3 billion plan to build two 4,000-bed prisons - in Elmore and Escambia counties. The largest prison in Alabama, in Limestone County, has about 2,000 beds ...

MARLBORO COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Law enforcement agencies seized four firearms during a coordinated operation near the Evans Correctional facility last week. On Oct. 17. the South Carolina Department of ...

Representatives from Britain and other British Overseas Territories recently assessed Bermuda’s correctional facilities, as part of a British government Ministry of Justice initiative. A government ...

The Delaware Department of Correction will close the Plummer Community Corrections Center by March 2026. Officials cite a 70% drop in the community corrections population and the high cost of ...

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has warned against any form of protest near its facilities across the country, saying that they are red zones for would-be protesters. The Service, in a ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman in custody at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center was found dead Saturday morning. Sheriff Joseph ...

UTICA, N.Y. — A Mid-State Corrections Officer charged in connection with the death of inmate Messiah Nantwi at Mid-State Correctional Facility accepted a plea deal from the prosecution. Francis ...

The Government has launched a search for a firm to carry out a condition check of the island’s prisons. A recent request for proposals, published on the government procurement website, said the ...

A slew of officials and stakeholders gathered in Chesterfield Township Oct. 15 to break ground on a new, state-of-the-art women’s correctional facility. The project marks a major step in New Jersey’s ...

SHAWANGUNK, N.Y. — The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is investigating a second hazardous materials incident this week, the department said. At about 12:10 p.m.

RUSH CITY, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) is investigating a man's death as a possible homicide at a correctional facility in Rush City. In a press release Friday, the DOC ...

GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. — The Virginia Department of Corrections has located an inmate who walked away from a correctional facility Friday afternoon. Jeremy Paul Bushey, 27, was taken into custody at ...