The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...

CONTINUES. AND NEW AT SIX. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CAMP HILL STATE PRISON SAYS AN INMATE DIED AFTER AN ASSAULT BY ANOTHER INMATE IN A RECREATION YARD. 35 YEAR OLD SPENCER CASTLE DIED THIS MORNING.

DEER LODGE — The warden at the Montana State Prison has been placed on leave, according to the Montana Department of Corrections. Warden at Montana State Prison has been placed on leave Montana ...

This field in Letcher County, Kentucky is the proposed site of a new federal prison. Rep. Hal Rogers has wanted another prison in eastern Kentucky for years. Local and national activists say the new ...

A few years ago, officials from a state prison in Chester, Pa., decided to look for inspiration somewhere far outside the U.S. prison system. They visited prisons and training academies in Norway ...

ABOVE VIDEO: The Eastern Florida State College softball team had a record-setting home opener on Tuesday against the Florida State College at Jacksonville. (EFSC Youtube) BREVARD COUNTY ...

The Eastern Florida State College women’s basketball team continues to be ranked in the top 25 in the NJCAA Division I National Poll. (EFSC image) BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA — The Eastern Flor ...

Utica, N.Y. — An inmate who was badly injured last month at a Central New York state prison has died, his family said. The inmate, Edward Sholtz, 22, died Sunday at Wynn Hospital in Utica ...

At Nottoway Correctional Center, the outlook was bleak. Two nurses at the all-male state prison staffed a day shift meant to be staffed by eight. Emergency medical requests from inmates were ...