A homicide investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead in his cell at Solano State Prison in Vacaville this week ...

An inmate found dead in a prison in Vacaville is being investigated as a homicide, the state's Department of Corrections said ...

California voters are being asked to decide if forced prison work constitutes slave labor and should be prohibited ...

An inmate at Westchester County Jail died while in custody Friday of a possible drug overdose, The Post has learned. Dereck Ali, who was locked up on assault and weapons charges out of Yonkers ...

If you are a leader of a local nonprofit, then there’s a helpful gathering planned Tuesday with the aim to boost Solano County’s capacity to gain vital funding and strengthen community ...

As of Sunday, Hellman was not listed as an inmate in Sonoma County. Jackson was arrested and booked in Solano County for one felony charge of being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition ...

In a sweeping effort to reduce overcrowding in Nigeria’s prison system, 12 state governors have granted clemency to more than 1,780 inmates nationwide since January 2024. This coordinated ...

Three Miami-Dade correctional officers were sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to the brutal, deadly beating of an inmate in 2022. Christopher Rolon, Kirk Walton, and Jeremy ...

A prison is so "dilapidated" an inmate was able to remove his own cell door, an inspection has found. A watchdog has called for Winchester prison, a category B jail in Hampshire, to be put into ...

Tougher punishments outside prison are being considered as part of a government review into sentencing. The review will be launched on Tuesday by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood in a bid to ease ...

Ironically, it is the so-called land of the free that houses the highest prison population per capita in the OECD. With rates that have long been significantly higher than that of their closest ...