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The layoffs will take effect Feb. 29; some of those affected can transfer to other prisons that have vacancies

California committed to spending $750 million to upgrade existing medical facilities, building a new $906 million medical center and converting juvenile lockups at a cost of $817 million

Authorities in western New York say a 20-year-old man thought he was sleeping on his friend’s couch when state troopers woke him up

Convicts hold keys to their rooms and there are no armed officers or fences

Prosecutors will ask a judge to sentence the longtime girlfriend of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger to more prison time than federal sentencing guidelines recommend

A judge has denied bond to Jason Bradley Hughes, who was charged with escaping the Anderson County Detention Center

Federal prosecutors want former Texas tycoon and convicted fraudster R. Allen Stanford to be sentenced to the maximum term he can get

Ohio’s prison system spends $210 million to $223 million a year on medical care

A Seminole County jury found 24-year-old Nioshka Bello guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder

The Carter County Jail isn’t expected to open until June 14 and there are already concerns that it won’t be able to hold all of the prisoners it may need