A homicide investigation is underway at High Desert State Prison, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned. Michael Williams ...

The Nevada Department of Corrections did not provide any information about a cause of death for any of the inmates.

Ralph Menzies spent 36 years on Utah’s death row. He died last year after his execution was stopped over competency concerns.

Rep. Candice Pierucci, R-Riverton, speaks in favor of S.B. 1011, which would set 3 tests to assess congressional maps, in the ...

A state prison inmate is facing a fresh stack of felony charges after prosecutors say a routine June transport run turned into a violent escape attempt that left an Adult Probation & Parole agent ...

Hundreds of inmates build license plates, furniture and print materials for government agencies inside the Utah State Prison while gaining job skills aimed at r ...

Less than four years after unveiling the new $1 billion prison, and during a tight budget year, lawmakers want $130 million to expand capacity at the prison.

A man convicted of killing Kiplyn Davis in 1995 is scheduled to be released from prison Tuesday after serving his full sentence. But he still refuses to reveal the location of her remains.

Maryland correctional authorities have recorded seven inmate deaths over the past two months, a pattern that criminal justice experts say points to deeper challenges inside the state’s prisons. “The ...

About 4% of people incarcerated in Utah’s prisons and jails identify as being in the country illegally, according to data from the Utah Department of Correction ...

A state prison inmate was sentenced this week to 70 years to life in prison for attempting to murder a correctional officer during an attack at Salinas Valley State Prison, the Monterey County ...

FORT MADISON, Iowa — Two Iowa State Penitentiary inmates are facing charges after allegedly assaulting two prison employees. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) filed criminal charges ...