FOLSOM, Calif. — At the edge of the American River near downtown Folsom is an old brick building that played a big part in ...

A guard tower stands March 25, 2024, at the male-only state prison California State Prison, Sacramento in Folsom. Paul Kitagaki Jr. [email protected] An inmate at California State Prison ...

Lawmakers presented legislation that would allow the state to borrow an additional $500 million to build two prisons, ...

The Folsom Prison Experience is an immersive tribute drama that takes you back in time. On January 13, 1968, Johnny Cash performed a concert for Folsom prisoners and recorded a live album.

(KTLA) – Two inmates from Southern California are suspects in a deadly attack on a third inmate at California State Prison (SAC), previously called New Folsom Prison, California Department of ...

Rockview state prison is slated for closure under a plan unveiled Monday by Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration, a proposal that would save the state tens of millions of dollars but also have ...

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A big rally Saturday outside Vermont’s only women’s prison. State officials are looking to build a new facility but some believe prison’s are not the answer.

A former state prison employee has been sentenced to 90 days in prison after pleading guilty to sexual contact with an inmate. The 36-year-old woman, a former employee of the Mike Durfee State ...

Justice Lassiter died by suicide in March 2023, more than two years into a seven-year sentence at Northern State Prison in Newark. If he'd made parole as soon as he was eligible, he would have ...

Stark commissioners formally moved forward with jail renovation plans Wednesday. Next steps include finalizing designs and ...

The Montana Department of Corrections said Monday that the warden responsible for the state prison in Deer Lodge is on leave, but declined to provide further information about the situation.