Officials say inmate tried to stab officer at San Diego area prison
A prisoner serving life for second-degree murder at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Center is suspected in the attempted ...
Pennsylvania Governor Tags an Older Prison and a Boot Camp for Closure
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration says it's recommending the closure of Rockview state prison and the Quehanna boot camp ...
‘Improvised weapon’ used to stab California corrections officer: CDCR
A California corrections officer is recovering after being stabbed twice by an inmate using a makeshift weapon, authorities announced Monday. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the ...
South Carolina Sets Next Execution Date as Inmate Questions Lethal Injection Doses
The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber ...
Pride Industries gets final extension on Vacaville prison janitorial contract
“Pride Industries is thrilled with the recent decision by the State Personnel Board to extend our contract at the California ...
Doctor at California women's prison accused of horrifying sexual abuse
Dr Scott Lee, 70, abused prisoners at the California Institution for Women in Chino over a seven year period, according to a civil lawsuit brought by his alleged victims.
Suit alleges sexual violence by Chino prison gynecologist, says state failed to prevent it
The suit says that for years, Dr. Scott Lee was the only full-time gynecologist at the California Institution for Women ...
Witness says he killed for the Aryan Brotherhood, divulges secrets of L.A.’s underworld
Testimony delivered at the ongoing trial of three accused Aryan Brotherhood members delved into Los Angeles County's ...
A mass hunger strike transformed solitary confinement in California prisons. This documentary captures the fight
In 2013, nearly 4,000 California inmates in long-term solitary confinement (for decades, in some cases) went on what would become a months-long hunger strike.
Lawsuit accuses gynecologist at California women’s prison of abusing patients for years
A lawsuit filed this week alleges that the only full-time gynecologist at the California Institution for Women in Chino ...
Women sue prison gynecologist over ‘horrific, sadistic’ exams, sexual abuse in California
Women at the California Institution for Women reported sexually abusive and “sadistic” behavior during gynecology exams ...
Trump would be ‘very happy’ to send U.S. citizens to El Salvador’s prisons. It’s ‘incredibly illegal’
The Trump administration is reviewing a proposal from El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to imprison Americans in the ...