Two inmates in Southern Nevada prisons died this month, the Nevada Department of Corrections announced Wednesday. Eric Johnson, 30, died on Jan. 6 at Southern Desert Correctional Center in Indian ...

Fighting that broke out at a Georgia state prison over the weekend left three inmates dead and injured a corrections officer and 13 more inmates, the Georgia Department of Corrections said Monday. The ...

DAVISBORO, Ga. (AP) — Three inmates were killed and a corrections officer and several other inmates were injured when a fight broke out Sunday at a state prison in Georgia, according to local police.

Three inmates are dead and 13 are injured following a fight at Washington State Prison in Davisboro. Local deputies and state troopers assisted the GDC in regaining control of the facility and ...

In a historic purchase, the former Wayne Correctional Center in Goldsboro, which shut down in 2013, was bought by a nonprofit founded by a formerly incarcerated man, WITN reports. Kerwin Pittman, the ...

A 43-year-old prisoner has died following a "physical disturbance" at Oshkosh Correctional Institution, according to local authorities. The Oshkosh Police Department said an inmate experienced a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — The County of Lancaster just announced that an inmate at the Lancaster County Prison passed away last week ...