The Minnesota Department of Corrections has penalized a county jail for depriving an inmate of food and water for more than two days as punishment after he smeared feces in his cell and refused to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view inside Florida State Prison. Inmates use one word to describe life within Florida's prison walls: deplorable. They say ...

Government inspectors discovered "alarming" conditions at the Florida prison housing Ghislaine Maxwell. A federal watchdog found moldy bread, rotting food, rodents, and leaks. Maxwell, a convicted sex ...

When we think about food in jails, the first thing that comes to mind is probably bland, institutional meals designed to keep costs low. Unfortunately, this reputation is well-earned. Many inmates are ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An inmate of the Leavenworth Detention Center was found guilty Thursday of voluntary manslaughter for the death of a fellow inmate on Aug. 2, 2021. Richey Ray Farmer, 30, used a ...

State officials have penalized the Otter Tail County Jail and ordered it to rehouse its inmates after officers allegedly withheld meals from an inmate for over 50 hours. A report filed by Minnesota ...

FILE - In this July 30, 2014 file photo, John Hanner, president of Aramark Correctional Services, defends his company's record before a prisons oversight committee in Columbus, Ohio. The private ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County could soon phase out the use of inmate labor for food service at the county jail. The move – which would also come at an increased cost to taxpayers -- is part of a ...