Washington County Sheriff's deputies have intercepted five smuggling attempts this year, resulting in 11 arrests ...

Two facilities for incarcerated people transitioning out of prison are on the chopping block as Washington lawmakers look for ways to close the state’s multibillion-dollar budget shortfall.

The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) says four inmates in state prisons may have mumps. Two inmates at the ...

WALLA WALLA — It’s 6:40 a.m. at the Washington State Penitentiary. Men are starting to wake up. Certain sounds come alive. “Man, you hear them toilets flushing up there?” Demar Nelson asks ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, GA — Three Metro Atlanta men are facing multiple charges after authorities say they attempted to use a ...

A new bill making its way through the Washington State Senate is drawing attention for its controversial provision that could ...

Ridgway is currently serving 49 life sentences at the Washington State Penitentiary for murders he committed starting in 1982. In September 2024, he was transferred from the Washington State ...

Washington state banned private detention facilities in 2021 ... Section 4 banned solitary confinement and mandated that the prison respond "to sexual violence and harassment grievances immediately ...

Two incarcerated individuals at the Washington Corrections Center presented symptoms commonly associated with mumps this week ...