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CLARKSBURG, W.Va.—An inmate was sentenced to more than four years Thursday for his role in the 2018 fatal bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in a troubled West ...

BOISE, Idaho—An Idaho inmate was sentenced Friday to life in prison for escaping state custody at a Boise ...

American POW camps were known for the humane and respectful treatment of their prisoners.

OKLAHOMA CITY—A state panel on Wednesday denied clemency for an Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of shooting and ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—A West Virginia prison inmate whose infant daughter has been missing for more than two years has ...

Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison 22 times by a former gang leader and one-time FBI informant who ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—An escaped inmate accused of sexually assaulting multiple victims in Tennessee has been captured in Florida after ...

MACON, Ga.—The third of four men who escaped from a Georgia jail last month was captured Sunday morning ...

NEW YORK—Two former New York City jail guards have avoided prison time for what authorities called their failure ...

FRANKFORT, Ky.—A female jail inmate in Kentucky has died after jumping out of a moving vehicle in an ...

Over 50 percent of male inmates who identify as transgender women held at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections ...

YOUNGSVILLE, Pa.—Looking dirty, wet, and “worn out” from living in the wilderness to evade arrest, a homicide suspect ...

PHILADELPHIA—A task force led by federal marshals recaptured the second of two inmates who escaped from a Pennsylvania ...

PHILADELPHIA—One of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison was captured while dressed as a woman, authorities ...

PHILADELPHIA—There were no corrections officers assigned specifically to watch the housing unit of a Philadelphia prison when two ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Texas prisoner who was convicted of robbery ...

OKLAHOMA CITY—The Oklahoma Court of Criminals on Thursday rejected a death row inmate’s claim that his father was ...

Deaths of inmates in federal custody are regularly announced by Correctional Service Canada but the agency says their ...

McALESTER, Okla.—Oklahoma executed inmate Benjamin Cole on Thursday morning despite claims from his attorneys that he had been ...

OKLAHOMA CITY—The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a last-minute appeal filed by Oklahoma death row inmate Benjamin ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas—A Texas death row inmate whose case redefined the role of spiritual advisers in death chambers nationwide ...

OKLAHOMA CITY—An Oklahoma County inmate found dead in his jail cell over the weekend was a plaintiff in ...

TECUMSEH, Neb.—A Nebraska death row inmate who strangled his cellmate after complaining he talked too much died Monday ...

HOLDENVILLE, Okla.—A corrections officer has died after being attacked by an inmate at an Oklahoma prison, officials said. ...

CENTERVILLE, Texas—A convicted murderer who escaped from a transport bus last week got out of his restraints and ...

FLORENCE, Ala.—A prison official from Alabama is missing after escorting an inmate to a courthouse for a hearing. ...

The racial makeup of prison inmates has long been a topic of interest in discussions of policymaking and ...