At Morton Contemporary's 'We Are All Doing Time,' five artists create art that deal with the trauma of incarceration.

Here's a look at some of the major bills that made it to Gov. Larry Rhoden's desk — and those that didn't — this year.

A Westminster committee said lives are being increasingly put at risk by the Government’s historic failures to increase ...

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, amid lack of DNA evidence.

Illinois’ prison population continues to shrink, with facilities now having a 26% vacancy rate, leading some of those inside ...

Gov. Tony Evers, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos need to find agreement for Wisconsin's troubled corrections system.

Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.

South Carolina inmate Brad Keith Sigmon was executed by firing squad March 7 for killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents, David ...

Three volunteer corrections staff members will point rifles at Sigmon's chest and fire live rounds as he sits strapped to a ...

A historian answers Bolts readers’ questions on the deep roots of forced labor in U.S. prisons, how it operates today, and ...

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say more places may turn to.

Prison staff will perform a final inspection of the state's ... The protocol closely mirrors that of Alabama, the only state ...