Nine states have created corrections ombudsman positions since 2018, while another two have created quasi-oversight bodies, according to Michele Deitch, Director of the Prison and Jail Innovation Lab ...

Without Florida, the national execution rate would be like an average year, with fewer than 30 executions across the country.

Officials say 47-year-old Stephen Wayne Newell died on December 24, 2025, at the Snake River Correction Institution in Ontario. He was in the infirmary on hospice care. “As with all in-custody deaths, ...

NIANTIC, Conn. (WTNH) — Following an investigative report conducted by Disability Rights Connecticut (DRCT), the organization is calling for immediate action to prevent ongoing alleged sexual assault ...

A 23-year-old inmate died in a Maryland prison on Saturday, Dec. 13, according to State Police. Troopers were notified about the death around 8 p.m. after inmate Deon Smith, 23, was found dead inside ...