The court held that a key restriction Congress imposed on state habeas petitions does not apply to federal prisoners, and ...

A lawsuit over the murder of an Anamosa prison guard can move forward but some defendants were dropped, the Iowa Supreme ...

Wife of slain Anamosa correctional officer can move forward in her gross negligence claims against the Iowa Department of ...

A unanimous court rejected arguments that the widow of a guard killed during an attempted prison escape could only bring ...

The Iowa Supreme CourtThe state's high court released their 22-page opinion on Friday.The suit filed in November by Sara ...

Judge Mollie Anne Murphy sentenced Destiny Henderson, Nathaniel Poke and Portria Williams after they pleaded guilty in the ...

Three of SC jail’s top officers, including its director, were terminated after the state placed facility on probation for two ...

Blair County may soon have ground for a new prison as county commissioners work to negotiate a purchase agreement for a 77.73 ...

His actions in and out of the Bibb County Jail led a judge to revoke his probation in full and give him a prison sentence.

Durham County District Attorney Satana Deberry is defending her office’s decision to reduce felony charges against Ryan ...

The Navy suspected sabotage. German U-boats had sunk 120 American merchant ships in the first three months after Pearl Harbor ...

Two people with criminal convictions in Nassau County are among 13 statewide granted clemency by Gov. Kathy Hochul.