"Something happened that was not supposed to happen," said the attorney who represents the 13 women who sued California prison officials.

Luzerne County has agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a 2023 lawsuit filed by a Plymouth man who alleged he was victim of excessive use of force while he was an inmate at county prison.

Investigators said they found at least four policy violations at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, involving improper use of pepper spray, delayed response to a suicide ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit filed by 13 women who say correctional officers injured them during a mass use-of-force ...

As frustrations among corrections officers mount, abusive treatment of inmates is rising and becoming more vicious, records and interviews show. By Jan Ransom and Bianca Pallaro The reporters analyzed ...

Surveillance footage newly obtained by KQED sheds light on a mass use-of-force incident at the Central California Women’s Facility in 2024. The incident resulted in discipline for more than 40 staff ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been called to account by state lawmakers after settling a $1 ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A confrontation between an inmate and corrections officers at a Washington state women's prison prompted policy changes after investigators found officers violated protocol during the ...

A former Hendry County sheriff's deputy convicted of using excessive force will spend just few than three years in federal prison, a judge ruled this week. District Judge Sheri P. Chappell sentenced ...