A memo from the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) is outlining plans to begin reducing inmate population at the Stillwater prison, which is slated to close.

Commissioner Paul Schnell says the goal is to reduce Stillwater's inmate population from nearly 1,200 to around 562 by mid-September ...

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Unrest in a prison northeast of Nashville has been contained, the sheriff says, and all prisoners returned to their cells after officers sprayed chemical agents into the prison yard.

He called troopers at 12:04 a.m. Saturday, after becoming trapped inside the former Downstate Correctional Facility on Red Schoolhouse Road. Troopers said they found the man inside one of the cells.

A 19-year-old visiting an abandoned prison to take photos needed rescuing when he “became trapped in a cell ” at the former New York correctional center, authorities said. After calling for ...

A man trespassing at an abandoned New York prison for photos got trapped in a cell, then arrested by troopers, state police say. He faces a criminal charge.

A 19-year-old visiting an abandoned prison to take photos needed rescuing when he “became trapped in a cell ” at the former New York correctional center, authorities said. After calling for ...