Joseph Mendoza was killed by two fellow inmates of Salinas Valley State Prison, shown here, on April 8. Mendoza’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against prison officials. Renée C. Byer ...

When Gov. JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker visited the pope in Rome on Nov. 19, they gave the pontiff a gift: a hand-drawn self-portrait by Yesenia Diaz, who's incarcerated downstate. When ...

A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for his role in the brutal beating of an inmate that was captured on ...

A Corcoran man is now formally charged with murder after police found his roommate dead during a welfare check last week.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating a homicide that occured on Saturday at Salinas Valley State Prison. At 9:19 p.m., an unresponsive inmate was found in his ...

A restaurant inside California State Prison Solano provides a one-of-a-kind training program that provides opportunity and a ...

Steven Fredrick Endsley was charged Monday with second-degree murder after police found a man shot to death inside a home on ...

The underlying incident occurred late last week at the Georgia Department of Family and Child Services (DFCS) offices on ...

Shazad Carbaidwala, a volunteer and board member with Prisoner Visitation and Support, has spent nearly a decade visiting ...

The first round of proposed cuts from the Department of Health and Human Services’ two-year state budget will come before the Executive Council at its meeting Wednesday. DHHS Commissioner Lori Weaver ...

Christmas is around the corner, and it is equally special for canines. These fur babies are known to enjoy the festival in full swing with their owners. A viral social media post has captured the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State released the next version of its Gameday Trailer series for the game against Indiana in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday. After a perfect regular season, the ...