Inmate firefighters ... have banned forced labor in state prisons. Only a handful of states have abolished forced prison labor: Colorado, Vermont, Nebraska, Utah, Alabama, Oregon and Tennessee.

When they met him, though, he “refused to answer any questions and demanded to be returned to his prison ... per state protocols, their agreement was not possible. A convicted inmate from ...

Instead of building a 3,000-bed prison in Northwest Arkansas to reduce crowding in county jails, one senator said the state ...

He told Leek the city is prepared to provide a 50% match for any state funds granted ... and advocates for Florida Department of Corrections inmates urged the senators and representatives to ...

A 69-year-old man, who was convicted in a separate 2005 killing and is currently serving a life sentence in Arizona, was identified as a suspect in the death of Tamara (“Tammy”) Mattson, the Island ...

A convicted felon being held at the Utah County Jail is accused of attempting to provoke a riot, assaulting two deputies in ...

Utah woman has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of the forcible sexual abuse of a 14-year-old boy, according to ...

Utah swore in 140 officers Monday to a newly formed law enforcement division that essentially consolidates all of the state's ...

Firefighters from agencies across Utah are in California to help fight the Eaton and Palisades fires. A photo shared by Vice ...

A Vernal man arrested last week for allegedly transporting meth, cocaine and heroin is now facing formal charges.

ABBEVILLE, Ga. — Gang violence took hold at Wilcox State Prison Thursday night, sending nine inmates to the hospital and throwing the prison into lockdown, according to the Georgia Department of ...

Montana this week sent another 120 inmates to a private prison in Arizona, bringing the total to 360. Tuesday's transfer marked the second time the state has expanded its original arrangement with ...