A Delaware County jury convicted Steven Vicario, 40, of rape, sexual battery and tampering with evidence. He was sentenced Wednesday.

The family of Ross County Corrections Officer Andrew Lansing is calling on Ohio officials to overhaul the state’s prison system following his tragic death, citing staffing ...

The death penalty is a divisive issue in Ohio. Whether the death penalty will be abolished in Ohio, and what forms it may ...

Although it is standard procedure to kill flocks with the outbreak of bird flu, posts on social media twisted the truth.

Jails are overrun with people on drugs, struggling with mental illness and poor health. How are sheriffs handling the challenges?

State Rep. J.D. Williams, R-Lusk ... You won't find any smoke shacks listed on a trail map, but they're there. Across the Rocky Mountain West, fort building ingenuity lives on in the shadows of ski ...

telling reporters that while U.S. law requires “some level of care,” he believes “if you’re a convicted felon in a state prison, you shouldn’t have better access to less-expensive health ...

It appears the state prison in Mercer County dodged a bullet as the state’s Department of Corrections on Monday recommended ...

The Bureau of Prisons confirmed it is holding some people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown, though it has not disclosed how many or where. Federal jails in Los Angeles, Miami ...

Stark commissioners formally moved forward with jail renovation plans Wednesday. Next steps include finalizing designs and setting a maximum price.

Dozens of inmates are crammed into cells in the prisons in the Central American country. Sentences range from 60 to more than 1,000 years for those incarcerated at Terrorism Confinement Centre ...

Joann Fabrics announced Wednesday that it will close 500 stores as part of its bankruptcy process. Here's the full list of ...