The state’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) welcomed a new class of 14 adult corrections officers (ACOs) in a ceremony Friday.The new ACOs will now begin their careers at jails and ...

Nearly two dozen incarcerated women received bachelor’s degrees through Cal State LA on Oct. 3, marking the first all-female ...

Thanks to a chronic workforce shortage and growing demands within the state prison system, seven correction officers and their superiors received more take-home pay than the state’s highest-paid ...

Colorado corrections officials evacuated 179 inmates from a facility near Rifle Saturday as Garfield County issued evacuation notices in advance of the still-growing Lee fire in Rio Blanco County. The ...

Gov. Kelly Ayotte has picked U.S Marshal William Hart to lead the state’s Department of Corrections. Hart would bring a deep background in state law enforcement to an agency that’s faced several ...

Jails that are not compliant with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act's requirements will still be able to continue to house state inmates under a new agreement approved Thursday by the Board of ...

IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. IOWA’S DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS SEARCHING FOR A PRIVATE HEALTH CARE COMPANY TO RUN MEDICAL FACILITIES AT THE STATE PRISONS. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE NINE STATE PRISONS ARE ...

Bartholomew County officials are attempting to navigate changes to state aid for some of the county’s judicial programs after ...