Illinois data shows inmates with violent records from shuttered prison sent to medium-security sites
When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...
A 19th-century legal case and why it matters today
In historian Robin Bernstein's new book "Freeman's Challenge," raising questions of the for-profit prison industry ...
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Athens area man goes to federal prison to serve 22 years for drugs and gun violations
An Athens area man, who has been in and out of jail during the past two decades, was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in a federal prison.
Push for NYS prison reform from father of Marcy inmate who died after beating
The father of Robert Brooks, the man who died after being beaten by Marcy Corrections officers, was at the New York State Capitol. He met with New York lawmakers ...
NY prison on lockdown after uprising inmates injure multiple guards, take control of dorms — days after complaints on staffing
The rebellion at Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County began around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, a union rep said.