Prison Security

All 123 federal prisons in the United States need an estimated $2 billion worth of maintenance, the report says

An inmate faked an illness, and inmates attacked a staff member who came into his cell. Other workers were also attacked as they tried to help, the union said

Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center has been under scrutiny because of severe understaffing, violence inside the jail and reports of poor conditions for detainees

According to a FPC Bryan inmate handbook, those in the facility who are eligible to work can earn between 12 cents and $1.15 per hour in their job assignments

Correctional officers attempted to interrupt a brawl between multiple inmates at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center

Robert Sylvester Kelly was transferred from the Metropolitan Correctional Center Chicago to the federal correctional institution in Butner, N.C.

Holmes lost battle to delay her incarceration when judge ruled she must surrender to serve her 11-year sentence

The grant, which is half of the project, will fund emergency call boxes, improve security cameras and add new fencing mesh

The Bureau of Prisons said the weapon had been concealed inside the prison

The weapon misfired and the female visitor was uninjured

Stanley Security is assembling a mock-up of the replacement system offsite for eventual transfer to the prison, which allows for smoother transition

Long hours, dangerous conditions and remote, rural locations have meant fewer officers and a system plagued with increased killings and violence

Matthew Tidman remains on life support and investigators are pursuing criminal charges

Corrections Commissioner Victoria Kuhn said the moves were part of "lifting the veil of secrecy that has hung over this department, and Edna, for far too long"