In 1956, the Legislature moved all executions to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, according to the prison's website. But in 1972, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling known as Gregg v.

A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks.

The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...

The Louisiana Department of Health announced this week it no longer will promote mass vaccinations in the state, saying the move was necessary to “rebuild trust.” In a letter released Thursday ...

Still, there’s another thing on many New York State Department of Corrections workers’ minds, potential staffing cuts at every state prison. I received a copy of this internal memo sent by the ...

Wisconsin’s second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a new plan from Gov. Tony Evers that proposes sweeping changes to the state ...

The Progress Community Corrections Center (CCC) in Waynesburg, a facility designed to assist inmates with their reentry into society, is among four state facilities being slated for closure. A state ...

A former corrections officer learned his prison sentence for a sexual battery conviction, according to our media partners WCPO-9 TV. Quincy Scott was sentenced to 9 months in prison after he ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using nitrogen gas as the execution method, the state's ...

BUT HIS OFFICE THIS MORNING CONFIRMED THE GOVERNOR WOULD KILL A PROPOSAL THAT ATTEMPTS TO RESTRICT THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION ABILITY TO WORK WITH ICE. SO STATE ...