The Kings County District Attorney’s Office has announced that they have secured a life-in-prison sentence for 43-year-old Serafin Santiago-Santiago ... The crimes were committed in the city of Avenal ...

The Kings County District Attorney’s Office has announced that they have secured a life-in-prison sentence for 43-year-old Serafin Santiago-Santiago on more than five different counts of ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) plans to veto a bill that would prevent the state’s prison system from collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), his office told The Hill on ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration is recommending the closure of a state prison and a boot camp, as well as two state-run Community Corrections Centers – one of which is in Berks County.

Last week, Gov. Josh Josh Shapiro proposed closing two state prisons and two community corrections centers, which would save over $100 million. SCI Mercer, in Findley Township, has 485 full-time ...

DEER LODGE — The warden at the Montana State Prison has been placed on leave, according to the Montana Department of Corrections. Montana State Prison Warden Jim Salmonsen is on leave from the prison, ...

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A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck between Coalinga and Avenal on Thursday just after 4 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Man arrested for deadly shooting in Avenal, police say Avenal ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Department of Corrections has named the two state prisons that it would close as part of efficiency efforts in the 2025-26 budget year. The recommendation from the state ...

Gov. Tony Evers will propose nearly $500 million in his budget to overhaul the state's prisons. The plan will include tearing down the 127-year-old Green Bay Correctional Institution and a massive ...

The Montana Department of Corrections said Monday that the warden responsible for the state prison in Deer Lodge is on leave, but declined to provide further information about the situation.