LANSING — A state panel on April 28 approved a $9 million contract to improve the safety of railings at a Jackson-area prison where five men have died after falling or jumping from upper galleries ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- Mountain View residents whose water service was contaminated during maintenance work will have to wait until at least midweek before they can safely use tap water for ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Corrections says 12 inmates are now facing charges in connection with a deadly riot at Washington State Prison. According to the Washington County ...

FLORENCE, AZ — Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) officials say several inmates were injured during a group fight at a state prison in Florence over the weekend. The ...

For the proposed State Police to be effective, there must be a constitutionally guaranteed funding mechanism that ensures mandatory remittances from the Federation Account and from all state ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson has fired the head of the state’s independent prison watchdog office, accusing him of “insubordination and misconduct” amid an ethics investigation. Jeremiah Bourgeois, director of ...

President Donald Trump's administration is reclassifying state-licensed marijuana as a "less-dangerous" drug, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday. Blanche signed an order ...

NOMAD, Manhattan (WABC) -- A new luxury residential tower in Manhattan is catching heat from some people in the neighborhood who say it's blocking their view of the iconic Empire State Building. The ...

In his three decades on the job, Daniel Martuscello has seen it all — but he really didn’t like what he saw last year. “It’s certainly been the toughest year in my career of 29 years with the agency, ...

Columbia, N.Y. — A state oversight panel has recommended a Herkimer County town justice should be removed for improper communications, dismissing cases without following the law and demonstrating a ...

The sister of a mentally ill patient who died in custody at the psychiatric unit of the New Hampshire State Prison is suing the Department of Corrections, former Commissioner Helen Hanks and ...

Prison reform advocates are ringing the alarm bells about the conditions at a state correctional facility after several recent deaths. It just might not be the one you’re thinking of. Activists and ...