The Inspector of Prisons has described conditions in Irish prisons as "inhuman and degrading" and said overcrowding has contributed to the increase in deaths in custody. Over 5,660 people are being ...

Lancaster County Prison received a 100 percent compliance rating after a recent state inspection, certifying that the county prison fully complies with state standards for local adult detention ...

A federal inspection into the Butner Federal Correctional Complex’s handling of COVID-19 outbreaks found improper usage of masks, risky movements of inmates and difficulties following the U.S.

Shared cells in an overcrowded South Yorkshire prison are "often too small to maintain decency and privacy", inspectors have ...

A surprise inspection of the federal women’s prison in Waseca uncovered “many significant issues,” according to a Department of Justice report released Wednesday. This was the first unannounced ...

The state Inspector General’s Office will issue a report on the quality of prison medical care in California by the end of the year. It’ll include a summary of inspections at 11 state prisons. The ...

Northampton County Prison gets poor marks on a state inspection report. The prison's director says the inspection took place last week. The director would not specify what exactly was wrong.

The capture of convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante two weeks after he escaped from a prison in Pennsylvania has brought relief to the local community, but questions remain about security measures at ...

A court-ordered medical inspection of the Lompoc prison complex, the site of a massive COVID-19 outbreak this spring that killed four inmates and infected more than 1,000 others, found “serious ...

In the wake of a state inspection, some Massachusetts lawmakers said they are raising questions about how MCI Framingham, a state prison for women, has handled the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The ...

Assaults have increased in a prison where an inmate was charged with the murder of another inmate, an inspection has revealed. The assessment at HMP Peterborough found that in four out of seven ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A state senator conducted a surprise inspection of the Halawa Correctional Facility on Monday after hearing guards’ reports of unsafe conditions. State Sen. Kurt Fevella ...