Prisoners at Oregon correctional facilities will soon be able to play Angry Birds, Candy Crush and Tetris on their own state-issued tablets. The Oregon Department of Corrections said Monday it will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harold Baez, 31, a released prisoner, embraces his sister as he leaves La Lima penitentiary as part of the amnesty for more than 2 ...

President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to cover the first year of costs to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as a secure facility. The funds, requested as part of the White House’s budget ...

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AUSTIN, Texas — A federal trial over air conditioning in Texas prisons began in Austin on Monday. An issue is whether or not having air conditioning for inmates who are housed in Texas prisons during ...

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Inmates in Texas prisons want a federal court to force the state to provide air-conditioning for all of its prison cells. By Lauren McGaughy Reporting from Austin. A federal judge in Austin will soon ...

A federal case that is set to go to trial on Monday could force Texas to air-condition dozens of its prisons, as attorneys argue the state is exposing inmates, guards and other staff members to ...

The trial over insufficient air conditioning in Texas prisons is slated to start Monday in Austin. The proceeding comes over a year after U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said in a groundbreaking, 91 ...

A database showed more than 56,000 drug seizures inside Ohio prisons since 2020 – a jaw dropping number for places that are under constant watch and control. That information prompted journalists at ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Department of Justice said it would investigate two state women’s facilities to determine ‘if those prisons ...