In lawsuits and interviews, people held at Lee penitentiary described correctional officers breaking teeth, fracturing ribs and using the N-word.

Andrea Sapone, the state’s new corrections ombudsman, announced Monday that her office will prioritize an investigation into ...

Former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart, who seven years ago pleaded guilty to fraud, kickback and money ...

Nursing home operator American Senior Communities’ former CEO James Burkhart was among nearly 1,500 people whose sentences were commuted as part of the ...

The state’s prison system does not have to allow interviews with inmates, a federal appeals court decided, echoing a decision ...

The Bureau of Prison’s surprise announcement earlier this month of the closure and deactivation of seven federal facilities nationwide is raising concerns about the agency’s fiscal management, an ...

Former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart, who seven years ago pleaded guilty to fraud, kickback and money laundering-related changes in a case that the federal government valued at $19.4 ...

TUPELO — After months of deliberations and years of planning, Lee County officials remain divided on the matter of replacing ...

Nevin Shapiro, the former Miami booster whose rogue involvement with the school led to a massive NCAA investigation and ...

Some state and local lockups are facing federal intervention due to problems ranging from filthy cells to violent abuse.

A federal court dismissed an appeal challenging a S.C. Department of Corrections policy that limits access to inmates for ...

Cancel anytime. A 56-year-old Omaha man serving a lengthy sentence for a crash that left a young girl paralyzed died Thursday at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln. Kenneth Greer died at a ...