The family of Dwayne “DJ” Tottleben, an inmate at the Coleman prison complex, is demanding answers after learning he was killed. Guns are not typically permitted in prisons.

Labor leaders said the effort to bust their union is particularly ill-timed, given the prospect of a government shutdown that could begin as soon as Wednesday.

Two escaped Tennessee inmates return to custody and face transfer to higher security after violating prison rules; multiple agencies had searched for them.

The federal Bureau of Prisons said Thursday it is canceling a collective bargaining agreement with its workers and stripping them of union rights, the latest move by the Trump administration to gut labor protections for federal employees.Director William K.

By design, the First Step Act applies equally to all inmates who meet its conditions, regardless of citizenship. Yet in practice, the BOP has interpreted the law in ways that have disproportionately limited its benefits for non-U.S. citizens.

The much-accused Sean Combs could be out of prison in less than three years, if he keeps out of trouble Almost a month after the sex trafficking and RICO charged Diddy was sentenced to four years (50 months) behind bars on the two lesser counts of transportation to engage in prostitution he was found guilty of in