Vermin infestations are an “acute issue” across the prison estate, the report found, with inspectors describing cockroach ...

An inmate at a California state prison is accused of trying to kill two prison guards as he was being escorted back to his cell, prison officials said.

The incident came weeks after a different guard allegedly injured Ronald Dean Yandell after knocking him down and striking ...

Ronald Yandell, 62, allegedly drew an improvised weapon against two corrections officers while being escorted back to his ...

A report also detailed a catalogue of ‘appalling’ conditions such as widespread rat infestations and floods of raw sewage.

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A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for secretly video-recording a young child who was unclothed in ...

A source close to Lyle Menéndez is speaking out regarding the rumored relationship with a 21-year-old while behind bars.

A judge delayed a scheduled resentencing hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers sentenced to life in prison for ...