Sacramento—Ralph Michael Yeoman,66, died while awaiting execution at San Quentin State Prison for a 1988 murder in Sacramento County, reports The … [Read more...]

A federal judge has heard testimony to determine whether California inmate’s civil rights were violated after pepper spray was used to force them out … [Read more...]

Stark, Fla.—Askari Abdullah Muhammad, previously known as Thomas Knight, was executed Jan. 7 for killing a prison guard in 1980. McAlester, … [Read more...]

Concern about the effects of solitary confinement on inmates’ mental health prompted two state legislators to take action to reform how inmates are … [Read more...]

Oklahoma City—California inmates sent to the private prison North Fork Correctional Facility in Sayre, are suing Corrections Corporation of America, … [Read more...]

Boise, Idaho – Corrections Corporation of America has been held in contempt of court by a federal judge because of chronic understaffing at a prison … [Read more...]

Beginning January 2014, the 10,000 plus ex-convicts released from California prisons monthly will be eligible to receive health care through the … [Read more...]