TRENTON — A former corrections officer is being charged with allegedly assaulting an inmate and falsely accusing him of having a weapon to cover up the attack. Daniel Petoia, 34, of Manahawkin was a ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In an open letter sent earlier this month, inmates of Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Pittsfield Township call on Gov.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana will no longer send inmates to a private prison in Arizona, opting instead to consolidate ...

The Executive Council tabled a $36 million contract to design a new prison for men in Concord Wednesday after one councilor noted the same vendor had been paid to convert a private prison in Oklahoma ...

DOOLY COUNTY, Ga. — Five inmates required medical treatment after a fight at Dooly State Prison on Monday, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). GDC officials said that a fight ...

He could spend a long time behind bars. A former Ohio State football star faces a complex situation after pleading guilty to robbing multiple banks. Current and former college football players have ...

DUBLIN, Ohio — Former Ohio State football player Kirk Barton was sentenced to at least five years in prison after he changed his plea for charges related to a crash last year that killed 24-year-old ...

CNBC’s Sara Eisen clashed with her fellow co-hosts during a guest appearance on "The View" Thursday, defending President Donald Trump’s economic policies amid the conflict in Iran. Twenty days into ...

“Please don't ever release her. She doesn't deserve to be in society.” Mark Tygrett made that plea Thursday to Illinois Prisoner Review Board members weighing parole for his cousin, Patricia Columbo, ...

A private prison company must pay $7.4 million to Mississippi for failing to maintain enough staff to ensure the safety of ...