by Jo Ellen Knott

Inhumane conditions within the Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC) were outed in state records detailing a “hostile and toxic environment” at the Southeast State Correctional Complex in Floyd County, according to reporting by the Lexington Herald-Leader.

The misconduct, shielded by a corrupt internal …

by Jo Ellen Knott

The Alaska Beacon reported that the state’s “cost-cutting” downsizing measures backfired when a costly riot broke out at the Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward. On January 24, 2026, a massive brawl involving 50 prisoners erupted at Spring Creek, the state’s only maximum-security prison. …

by Jo Ellen Knott

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) confirmed a third measles case at the Doña Ana County jail, bringing the state’s total to 13 so far this year, all occurring within Southern New Mexico carceral facilities. According to Searchlight New Mexico, the second case …