1924: Stateville prison in Joliet was dedicated. More than 2,000 people traveled to see what was then known as the world’s ...

In March 2024, Gov. JB Pritzker announced the closure and rebuild of both Stateville and Logan correctional centers, ...

A December 2024 order prompted by class actions required the US Bureau of Prisons to provide proper safeguards to prevent ...

Jailed in Singapore and the US, Amos Yee's past decade has been embroiled in controversy. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A man is facing 60 additional years behind bars after getting a 30-year sentence for a hit-and-run crash, killing two college ...

CHICAGO -- Federal authorities have accused three Illinois correctional officers of providing drugs to inmates at the Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, and one of the officers is charged with ...

GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A corrections officer has died following a reported “violent attack” by an inmate at River North Correctional Center in Grayson County. The “violent attack” by an inmate ...

An inmate is dead after an attack at the Greensville Correctional Center this morning. According to the Virginia Department of Corrections, the incident occurred at 3:10 a.m. when an inmate attacked ...

GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — An inmate is dead following what the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) said was an, “apparent attack” by the inmate’s cell partner at the Greensville ...

CLEVELAND – A former corrections officer has been sent to prison for trying to smuggle drugs, a cell phone and SIM cards into the state prison in Trumbull County where he worked. James P. Jackson, 40, ...