The penal systems in Norway, Sweden and Denmark are internationally known for their focus on rehabilitation and reintegration ...

Indiana, provided a grim assessment of prospects for a 2025-26 state budget at the end of three weeks of hearings in his chamber as ...

In a letter to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration, the commissioners estimated a $118 million annual economic loss across ...

Pennsylvania’s secretary of the Department of Corrections, Dr. Laurel Harry, discussed the proposed closure of two state ...

DOCCS Commissioner Daniel Martuscello said Monday talks are ongoing and the department is discussing "key issues" with the mediator and the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent ...

Following pickets by corrections officers outside New York state prisons such as Ossining’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility, negotiations with the state are expected early this week on staffing ...

The Steuben County Legislature passed a resolution in support of New York state corrections officers currently on strike. The resolution calls for improved safety measures and working conditions ...

Groveland, N.Y. — State lawmakers got together with the striking corrections officers, echoing calls for the state to find a resolution with union leaders. The Department of Corrections and ...

Evers has proposed closing the nearly 127-year-old Green Bay prison, in the suburb of Allouez, in the next four years and revitalizing Waupun Correctional Institution into what he calls the state ...

Shapiro’s administration also recommended closing State Correctional Institution Rockview located in Bellefonte, Centre County. SCI Rockview was built in 1915 and is the second-oldest state ...

Officials say Shawn Gibney, 63, of Colchester, who was jailed at Southern State Correctional Facility, died on Wednesday while in hospice care at the University of Vermont Medical Center.

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration last week proposed closing Rockview state prison and Quehanna Boot Camp, a move with the potential to upend thousands of lives in Centre County. From the ...