Encouraging participation in democratic processes will do more for public safety than disenfranchising people ever will.

The death of an inmate at Staton Correctional Facility is under investigation, according to the Alabama Department of ...

An investigation is underway into the death of an Ohio corrections officer. Officer Andrew Lansing was attacked by an inmate ...

Two men are facing charges after allegedly being found near an Atmore prison with a backpack full of illegal drugs and other ...

The Clinton-era law created a separate, unequal justice system for prisoners, placing obstacles in their way before civil ...

The Alabama Department of Corrections said two men were arrested Tuesday after they allegedly trespassed on the grounds of the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections and other agencies had been searching for inmate Drew Johnson, who escaped from the ...

Two men were arrested Tuesday, Dec. 24., after authorities say they were found in a wooded area near a prison in Atmore along with a backpack containing drugs and cell phones.

Derrick Bean and Keith Davis were found in a wooded area near Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, authorities said.

Gov. Kay Ivey offered a heartfelt Christmas message of love and caring. There's one place in the state that needs it most.

No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama. Best ...

Alabama authorities have arrested two Montgomery County Youth detention officers with sexually assaulting inmates at the ...