For years, the Iowa Department of Corrections has been asking lawmakers for funding to install air conditioning at the ...

Attorney General Brenna Bird on Friday applauded a unanimous Iowa Supreme Court decision upholding a state law that bans porn ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) — The number of inmates at Iowa’s prisons is expected to surge in the coming years, but prison workers don’t know if they’re ready for the challenge. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed ...

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A panel of experts and advocates gathered at the nation’s oldest penitentiary to discuss the history of incarceration and the realities of prison for women today. A panel of prison experts and ...

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WISE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — State investigators are looking into the November 2025 death of an inmate at Red Onion State Prison. The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) confirmed that its ...

A former maximum-security prison on Pittsburgh’s North Side could be in for a very different second life as transportation officials seek to redevelop the property. The Gothic prison most recently ...

After 111 years in operation, State Correctional Institution Rockview in Centre County closed in March. The decision by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to shutter the commonwealth’s largest ...

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. All of the Georgia Department of Corrections' facilities ...

BIG STONE GAP, Va. (WJHL) — The Virginia State Police confirmed it is investigating an inmate’s death at Wallens Ridge State Prison that occurred on June 4, 2025. According to state police, the inmate ...

DOOLY COUNTY, Ga. — All Georgia Department of Corrections facilities are on lockdown after an "altercation" at Dooly State Prison on Thursday. Lori Benoit with the Georgia Department of Corrections ...