President Trump said on May 4 he wants to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison. It closed in 1963 because it was too expensive to operate.

Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed closing another California state prison as a fiscal necessity and to invest in ...

used to be one of the most infamous prisons in the world, but it's been closed for decades. Following news that President Trump has issued an executive order with the goal of reopening it as a ...

The governor and DOCCS commissioner both maintain that the budget approves up to three prison closures, but the final number ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed closing another prison in his revised budget proposal. Newsom didn’t specify which prison could be closing, but did propose that it could happen by October 2026. The news ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is set to begin analyzing state prisons ...

The new state budget authorized Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration to close as many as three prisons as New York struggles ...

The closure is expected to be completed in two phases upon passage of the public safety omnibus bill at the Legislature.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said boosting NY's housing supply to bring down costs will stem the loss of residents to other states in a USA TODAY interview.

This column is self-serving. Yes, I work for IVC teaching college classes at Calipat prison, but my livelihood is not in jeopardy, but many of the staff are. The possible ...

The owners of the Lea County Correctional Facility near Hobbs are shutting down the medium-security prison after 27 years, ...

After previously announcing that a decision on whether to close Rockview state prison and Quehanna Boot Camp would come in May, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said Friday that the final decision ...