Florida inmates are approved for the same surgery when their vision tests 20/50 or worse, department standards state. But ...

AtLANTA - An inmate intentionally set a fire inside a shower at the Fulton County Jail on Friday evening, sending nine people ...

Another inmate at Tallahassee's federal prison has pleaded guilty to smuggling illegal drugs into the lockup, prosecutors ...

Develon Lashonie Cunningham was found unresponsive on Dec. 7 at the Federal Correctional Institution Yazoo City Medium. While ...

Local officials concluded their investigation into an August death of an inmate at the Al Cannon Detention Center.

The DNA of a former corrections officer at the Atlantic County jail charged with sexually assaulting an inmate was found on ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A new report by the Orange County Corrections Department Research Unit showcasing the county facility's “Average Daily Population with ICE Detainers” found that the number of ...

Mark Allen Geralds was executed by lethal injection at the Florida State Prison on Tuesday for the 1989 murder of Tressa ...

The South Carolina Department of Corrections’ website has searchable information on inmates, including infractions, classes ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --Florida on Thursday executed a death row inmate convicted of rape and murder of a convenience store clerk in 1988, a record 17th execution in the Sunshine State and the 7th military ...

The family's petition says prison staff didn't check on Brooks Vonthaer despite cell checks, inmate counts and a bloody ...

Lucia Suarez Sang is an associate managing editor at CBSNews.com. Previously, Lucia was the director of digital content at FOX61 News in Connecticut and has previously written for outlets including ...