Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...

Two inmates have been killed and a correctional officer attacked since the beginning of June, say CDCR officials ...

California passed the nation’s first prosecutor-initiated resentencing law in 2018. Few women benefited from these laws, ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A former state correctional officer pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of wire fraud in connection with a ...

A new programme using a form of horse therapy is attempting to tackle the trauma that is thought to lie behind the high rates ...

With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

R. Kelly's attorneys file an emergency motion seeking home detention, alleging that prison officials are scheming with racist ...

Michael J. Madigan, who for decades was one of the most influential Democrats in Illinois politics, was convicted of ...

A former prison officer at a high-security jail where a member of staff was recently stabbed by an inmate, has said the ...

The lawyer used her attorney status to smuggle the drug to an inmate with whom she had a personal relationship.

A Madison student was attacked in September 2023 in what prosecutors described as one of the most brutal assaults in recent ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...