Utah is the only state to have used firing squads in the past 50 years, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

For the third session in a row, Montana lawmakers are considering a bill intended to allow the state to again administer the ...

Lawyers for an Alabama death row inmate set to be killed in the state's first execution of 2025 are arguing that he actually belongs in the custody of another state.

A man who admitted to abusing dozens of local children has died. Louis Van Wie died on Jan. 14, the New York State Department of Corrections said. He was 82 years old.

The Rifle Correctional Center is at risk of closing as state officials consider cost-cutting measures to address a budget ...

From unemployment to call centers, the governor provided her rationale for rejecting over a dozen bills passed by Democrats ...

Montana State Prison Warden Jim Salmonsen has been placed on leave, according to the Montana Department of Corrections.

Hochul's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal includes $8 million to bolster security at the northern border and "power-ready" ...

Arbey Lopez has been sentenced to 41 years with the Tennessee Department of Corrections after being found guilty on two counts of rape of a child, one count of aggravated sexual battery and one count ...

A man who was found guilty of multiple charges including child rape and incest in Johnson City was sentenced to 41 years in prison on Tuesday. A news release from ...

Officials say transferring the prisoners is a necessary step to manage prison populations and make needed upgrades and ...