The Latest Breaking News from Department of Corrections

One corrections officer stabbed 12 times in the back but survived

Georgia's Department of Corrections is no longer required to issue reports on how its inmates are dying

The former athlete killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is due to be released from prison on parole Friday, more than a decade after he shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a Valentine’s Day killing that shattered the reputation of a sporting superstar

Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong has distanced himself from a Department of Corrections (DoC) decision to allow convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to receive VIP medical treatment outside of prison.

Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee Olympic runner, granted parole after 10 yrs for killing girlfriend. Must serve at least half of 13 yrs & 5 mths sentence. Pistorius shot Steenkamp multiple times in bathroom of Pretoria villa. Convicted of murder on legal principle of dolus eventualis.

Florida's mandatory minimum sentences created a large, elderly prison population. Now the bill is coming due.

Rob Jeffreys, who has led the department since June 2019, is stepping down.

The Virginia Department of Corrections has recorded audio of at least 30 executions over the last three decades, but it has no plans to release the tapes publicly