A U.S. judge has ordered a takeover of the health care operations in Arizona. The decision comes after a 2022 verdict that concluded Arizona had violated prisoners' rights with inadequate health care.

The Rhode Island correctional officers union and Corrections Director Wayne T. Salisbury Jr. are in a deepening conflict over prison operations. The union alleges escalating violence, gang activity, ...

In Centre County, a consultant’s review of the county prison is raising questions about possible changes in staffing.But the ...