Inspired by the MTV prank show “Jackass,” two Loomis teenagers recently pulled a stunt that prompted authorities to launch a manhunt and lock down Folsom Prison. On April 27, one of the teenagers put ...

WASHINGTON — The federal prison system has been placed on a nationwide lockdown after two inmates were killed and two others were injured Monday during a gang altercation at a federal penitentiary in ...

At least two guards and three inmates were injured overnight Sunday after a riot broke out at the Ware State Prison in Waycross, Ga. The situation, which began around 10:45 p.m. was “under control” by ...

A Middle Tennessee prison is on lockdown after a riot broke out overnight at the facility injuring at least three inmates and one correction guard, officials said. The melee took place at the ...

A lockdown at the Attica Correctional Facility was lifted after a nine-day search of the maximum security men’s prison in Wyoming County, the state Corrections Department announced. The “overall ...