Anwarul Islam is sentenced after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault in Suffolk.

Española Humane has expanded its "Paws in the Pen" program, putting a new group of four dogs behind bars in New Mexico.

A power outage caused heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment to smoke, a state Corrections Department ...

Santa Fe County Fire dispatch telling KOAT that a fire is being reported at the State Penitentiary. We have sent a crew to ...

An issue with the HVAC system led to an evacuation Sunday night at the Penitentiary of New Mexico near Santa Fe.

A public employee union that represents more than 800 corrections officers in New Mexico alleges the state Corrections Department is refusing to negotiate staffing levels in good faith, instead ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – There’s a new way for New Mexico inmates to get prepared to rejoin communities, and the program is gaining popularity. “Having things like this offered to us really is an amazing ...

Warden’s office building at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, SD (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) The South Dakota Department of Corrections has replaced the penitentiary warden ...

A New Mexico man was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 19, to over 21 years in prison for trafficking around 1.5 kilograms of ...