A Decatur man accused of trying to rape a woman in a grocery store pleaded guilty to not only that crime, but also to ...

NC Governor Stein advocates for better pay and recruitment of correctional officers to address staffing shortages.

County officials rely on paying overtime to ensure that jails are adequately staffed in the face of recruitment and retention ...

McCormick and New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen partnered on the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act in the ...

A former prison warden and an exec who once served a life equivalent sentence explain why fair chance hiring is an overlooked ...

Shrinking vacancies for correctional officers has given the Department of Corrections a new challenge: a shortage of ...

Gov. Josh Stein is calling on state lawmakers to address a staffing crisis in North Carolina’s correctional system.

A new report from the Office of the State Auditor suggests North Carolina could save millions of dollars by eliminating ...

Thousands of state job vacancies in North Carolina are stretching public services thin and, in many cases, creating risks for ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is addressing contraband challenges in state prisons, revealing significant seizures ...

Abbott raised almost $23 million from July through December, while his leading Democratic challenger, state Rep. Gina ...

New legislation would address the historic staffing crisis at federal correctional prisons by offering a 35% pay adjustment ...