A Delaware County prison inmate was charged with biting and attacking one of her prison guards. Stephanie Watkins, 49, was charged with assault and aggravated assault by a prisoner in the Feb.

One inmate is receiving medical attention after a suicide attempt at the Butler County Prison on Thursday, Jan. 16, according to Sheriff Mike Slupe, who heads the county’s prison board. First ...

CINCINNATI — A former Hamilton County corrections officer will spend 9 months in prison after he was convicted of sexual battery against a female inmate. The incident took place back in April at ...

Two people were injured following a stabbing in Arnold, Westmoreland County Sunday morning. Officials from the Arnold Police Department and the Westmoreland Detective Bureau told Pittsburgh's ...

A Pollsmoor Prison inmate escaped over the weekend while he was part of a work team responsible for maintaining the prison facility's grounds. Authorities have since launched a manhunt for him. He was ...

A state prison was locked down after ... Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County, New York, has been put on lockdown after an inmate uprising. Google Maps Administrators pulled guards from ...

That inmate was taken to Regional One Health in non-critical condition, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said during a Friday night press conference, and was pronounced dead at 9:28 p.m. the ...

An upstate prison ... an inmate uprising sparked when a corrections officer seized one prisoner’s illegal cellphones. Prisoners at the Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County captured ...

A New York state prison was placed on lockdown after inmates attacked and injured three ... announced that the Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County was placed on lockdown following an ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration is recommending the closure of a state prison and a boot camp, as well as two state-run Community Corrections Centers – one of which is in Berks County.

FILE - Stateville Correctional Center, a historic but dilapidated prison set to close and a replacement built, can be seen, Sept. 16, 2024, in Crest Hill, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) ...

However, drug reoffending and inmate population continue to rise. A new facility in prison aims to help inmates transition better into the community. Aslam Shah reports.